Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.5
SW
13
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2080
1455
1093
756
522
367
261
257
337
346
136
105
80
80
180
163
152
135
90
92
133
141
138
Wind (km/h)
5
W
25
SSE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
SW
5
WNW
15
W
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:49AM1.97m
6:34PM2.13m
7:00AM2.09m
7:33PM2.28m
7:58AM2.23m
8:23PM2.42m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.63m
00:51AM0.54m
1:18PM0.46m
1:49AM0.35m
2:12PM0.27m
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
7
21
9
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
11
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
10
11
12
11
10
11
9
9
11
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
14
7
3
0
-1
1
2
2
3
3
8
8
10
9
8
9
7
7
9
12
11
7
6
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