Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (29 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). 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 (29 Jun)--
Afternoon (29 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (29 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
142
140
83
83
144
160
167
130
102
100
97
93
88
87
85
85
88
63
46
28
25
24
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:30PM2.30m
9:50AM2.20m
10:05PM2.35m
10:26AM2.24m
10:41PM2.38m
11:01AM2.25m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.41m
3:43AM0.46m
3:59PM0.38m
4:18AM0.43m
4:34PM0.36m
4:54AM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
7
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
9
8
9
8
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
144
142
71
39
19
144
160
167
130
102
100
97
93
88
87
85
85
88
63
46
7
7
7
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
13
13
140
83
83
69
69
66
54
47
42
6
35
6
13
12
11
11
10
9
28
25
24
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
15
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
7
7
27
40
62
2
2
1
6
18
1
18
1
14
6
10
6
6
5
5
9
9
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
64
89
6
6
5
19
12
7
7
3
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
64
19
0
52
52
52
52
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
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