Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.0° 

Patea River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
305
288
272
268
276
276
221
186
183
180
178
175
178
151
223
278
278
261
261
258
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:41PM2.01m
5:21AM1.93m
6:06PM2.03m
6:37AM1.97m
7:16PM2.12m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.66m
11:03PM0.68m
11:34AM0.69m
00:24AM0.63m
12:55PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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7:29
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7:30
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Temp °C
10
12
12
11
10
8
8
7
9
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
12
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
4
7
8
9
9
8
9
7
7
9
11
9
9
9
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