Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.3° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.5
WSW
13
1
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.3
WNW
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
88
132
140
96
294
313
291
225
158
117
280
76
55
42
66
89
188
174
130
162
153
144
142
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:29PM2.09m
5:05AM1.97m
5:42PM2.07m
6:14AM1.97m
6:49PM2.10m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.59m
10:49PM0.58m
11:16AM0.62m
00:01AM0.56m
12:29PM0.58m
1:08AM0.48m
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Temp °C
15
18
19
18
15
14
14
14
17
20
20
19
16
16
16
15
19
19
17
16
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
15
16
15
12
11
10
11
14
17
17
17
15
15
15
14
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
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