Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
299
291
226
167
174
439
386
376
371
371
371
367
358
344
326
262
220
217
171
169
99
97
69
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
E
0
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:56AM2.08m
6:53PM2.16m
7:13AM2.17m
7:56PM2.33m
8:18AM2.29m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.60m
12:26PM0.49m
1:08AM0.50m
1:37PM0.38m
2:10AM0.35m
2:35PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
11
10
8
8
7
8
9
12
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
4
7
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
7
9
8
5
5
3
4
5
7
8
8
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