Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.9° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
7
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
177
217
248
226
217
214
211
164
153
144
140
97
94
90
82
79
148
140
103
64
63
103
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM2.12m
7:46PM2.31m
8:10AM2.26m
8:38PM2.47m
9:03AM2.39m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.56m
1:29PM0.46m
2:01AM0.38m
2:26PM0.28m
2:53AM0.21m
3:15PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
9
9
9
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
16
14
13
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
7
7
7
10
10
8
8
9
9
8
9
11
14
12
10
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