Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.2° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
8
2.3
WNW
8
1.5
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.3
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
31
97
268
178
297
758
405
863
778
559
270
299
308
327
288
268
328
481
623
554
674
1039
992
676
439
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
SSW
15
SSE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
2:34AM1.91m
2:55PM2.00m
3:32AM1.84m
3:53PM1.93m
4:31AM1.81m
4:53PM1.92m
5:29AM1.82m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.65m
9:21PM0.70m
9:38AM0.70m
10:18PM0.70m
10:38AM0.71m
11:15PM0.65m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:56
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5:56
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5:54
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5:54
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8:15
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8:16
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8:17
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8:20
 mm
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1
3
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3
3
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
12
18
22
22
20
17
16
16
17
17
14
15
14
13
11
11
13
15
16
16
14
13
12
11
9
Feels °C
9
9
9
14
18
17
17
15
14
15
16
15
12
11
9
8
7
6
8
9
11
11
8
6
7
7
6
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