Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.5°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
!
3
2
3
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
672
744
1099
2306
2615
2732
2587
2629
3316
2997
2615
2541
2801
1208
773
644
614
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
20
SSE
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:48AM1.72m
4:29PM1.77m
5:07AM1.72m
5:47PM1.82m
Low Tide
9:31PM0.86m
9:56AM0.84m
10:53PM0.87m
11:24AM0.81m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
10
9
11
13
11
9
7
6
10
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
2
4
7
9
8
6
4
3
5
6
6
5
6
7
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