Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
WSW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.5
WNW
6
0.5
SW
13
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
8
1.8
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
1.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
144
105
62
53
100
128
167
234
379
221
215
175
134
143
80
177
258
533
795
311
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:32PM1.89m
4:01AM1.86m
4:44PM1.83m
5:15AM1.81m
6:05PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.61m
9:51PM0.75m
10:18AM0.70m
11:02PM0.82m
11:34AM0.74m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
11
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
10
9
7
6
6
7
10
10
9
7
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
8
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