Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
969
712
621
545
514
653
659
543
426
419
347
341
311
252
197
186
133
133
133
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:53PM2.06m
8:12AM2.01m
8:34PM2.17m
8:54AM2.11m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.63m
2:07AM0.63m
2:25PM0.53m
2:47AM0.54m
3:04PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
11
8
6
6
5
5
6
10
10
8
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
6
4
3
3
2
2
3
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
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