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 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.8
WNW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
2
W
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.1
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
771
562
379
287
284
319
153
828
619
619
1907
2058
1997
1811
1654
1488
1817
1492
1609
1785
1825
496
1801
560
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:13AM2.40m
9:39PM2.61m
10:04AM2.47m
10:28PM2.66m
10:52AM2.49m
11:15PM2.65m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.21m
3:27PM0.13m
3:54AM0.12m
4:15PM0.06m
4:43AM0.08m
5:02PM0.06m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
11
14
13
11
9
9
10
9
8
7
8
8
7
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