Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.4°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 2PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
1.3
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.5
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
636
565
1040
1027
447
429
360
309
305
251
255
251
167
192
261
297
200
144
91
92
89
58
164
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM2.41m
11:37PM2.37m
11:56AM2.32m
00:11AM2.23m
12:31PM2.20m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.07m
5:33PM0.19m
5:54AM0.17m
6:10PM0.32m
6:30AM0.31m
6:49PM0.48m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:24
6:22
6:22
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6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
10
10
9
9
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
8
8
11
11
11
10
9
8
6
6
8
8
9
8
6
6
5
6
7
9
10
9
8
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