Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
172
172
134
151
200
200
208
188
140
113
78
42
100
128
167
342
379
421
212
175
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:38PM1.99m
3:00AM1.97m
3:32PM1.89m
4:01AM1.86m
4:44PM1.83m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.49m
8:53PM0.64m
9:20AM0.61m
9:51PM0.75m
10:18AM0.70m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
10
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
12
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
11
9
9
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