Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3237
2900
4643
1693
1689
1515
1380
883
795
677
661
644
636
1126
921
909
863
829
818
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:27PM2.54m
10:47AM2.46m
11:03PM2.47m
11:22AM2.41m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.03m
4:41AM0.01m
4:57PM0.08m
5:18AM0.07m
5:33PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
8
5
4
4
6
7
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
8
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