Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (30 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (30 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.6
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1361
1562
2922
3640
4134
2922
2282
1909
1726
1405
1134
1061
902
756
669
536
414
433
223
122
164
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:10PM2.42m
1:37AM2.25m
2:07PM2.29m
2:42AM2.11m
3:15PM2.17m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.19m
7:33PM0.31m
7:53AM0.34m
8:33PM0.44m
8:53AM0.49m
9:39PM0.54m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:15
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6:13
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6:11
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7:55
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7:58
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1
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Temp °C
14
12
14
12
12
9
8
9
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
9
12
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
7
5
6
4
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
9
8
7
6
5
8
8
9
10
9
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