Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.2°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
186
107
344
268
100
99
67
46
50
81
81
186
381
502
558
566
566
362
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:01PM2.40m
11:20AM2.42m
11:35PM2.36m
11:53AM2.39m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.12m
5:13AM0.07m
5:31PM0.16m
5:48AM0.12m
6:06PM0.25m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:37
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1
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Temp °C
16
15
14
13
12
12
16
17
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
20
18
17
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
15
15
16
15
14
12
13
14
15
18
16
16
14
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