Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.6°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
2
5
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
3
WNW
9
1.2
SW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
2.1
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
S
7
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2681
3393
3358
2694
2568
2584
1057
1178
729
1634
1376
904
610
444
317
266
250
261
286
109
103
75
180
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
5
S
5
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:22AM1.94m
5:18PM2.00m
5:49AM1.97m
6:34PM2.13m
7:00AM2.09m
7:33PM2.28m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.71m
11:35PM0.69m
12:10PM0.63m
00:51AM0.54m
1:18PM0.46m
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clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
7
2
6
8
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
12
16
16
14
14
14
15
14
12
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
10
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
9
12
12
10
12
13
13
14
11
5
4
4
2
2
3
4
8
9
9
7
8
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