Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
2.1
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
100
100
71
51
50
51
55
76
103
396
937
1247
1626
1928
2053
2458
3561
3786
3855
3904
4489
3553
2701
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:56AM1.93m
5:37PM1.89m
6:01AM1.91m
6:42PM1.95m
6:59AM1.94m
7:33PM2.04m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.62m
11:51PM0.71m
12:20PM0.61m
00:55AM0.67m
1:16PM0.56m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
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5:05
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
9
10
11
11
11
7
4
4
2
2
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
100
100
100
71
51
50
51
55
76
103
138
93
620
862
772
647
567
386
379
308
254
210
162
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.5
WSW
11
0.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
17
18
18
8
68
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
4
1
5
3
3
9
2
2
2
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
4
2.1
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
2
2
3
5
6
5
10
10
10
10
396
937
1247
1626
1928
2053
2458
3561
3786
3855
3904
4489
3553
2701
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
19
55
175
0
52
0
0
87
90
50
93
93
164
164
168
168
168
168
168
168
164
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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