Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1.6
W
7
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
W
11
1.5
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
1.4
W
11
3
NW
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
212
250
159
176
172
163
163
163
197
288
388
489
1461
440
1570
441
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:45PM2.25m
9:07AM2.20m
9:21PM2.36m
9:42AM2.30m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.37m
3:15PM0.27m
3:34AM0.24m
3:49PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:52
6:52
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5:53
5:54
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
15
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
12
15
16
14
11
11
8
6
7
8
8
8
9
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