Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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 morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
1.8
S
7
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
278
278
258
261
258
258
255
255
264
302
302
211
206
203
255
255
258
255
273
339
309
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16PM2.12m
7:44AM2.06m
8:13PM2.23m
8:40AM2.17m
9:02PM2.33m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.60m
1:35AM0.49m
2:00PM0.45m
2:30AM0.33m
2:52PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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Temp °C
11
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
12
Feels °C
9
10
9
10
9
8
6
5
10
12
11
11
11
11
12
10
8
9
9
10
8
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