Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.9
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
171
112
126
122
155
155
139
108
121
121
219
424
724
1265
1706
2121
2080
2353
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:49PM1.81m
4:29AM1.74m
5:20PM1.79m
5:50AM1.76m
6:32PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.87m
10:43AM0.83m
11:41PM0.88m
12:10PM0.80m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
7
4
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
14
15
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
9
10
9
7
8
8
8
9
6
5
5
5
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