Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
7
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1190
1630
1928
2501
3499
4331
4530
4501
5239
5006
4518
3323
2708
1930
1628
1396
1245
1218
971
767
515
346
338
119
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
55
S
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42PM1.95m
6:59AM1.94m
7:33PM2.04m
7:49AM2.00m
8:16PM2.14m
8:33AM2.07m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.61m
00:55AM0.67m
1:16PM0.56m
1:46AM0.61m
2:03PM0.51m
2:28AM0.55m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
6
7
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
Feels °C
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
8
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
1.4
S
7
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
953
968
848
778
630
490
447
373
258
217
165
131
139
144
120
130
136
134
134
118
130
79
206
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
18
27
28
51
62
79
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
29
28
86
119
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
7
Energy kJ
1190
1630
1928
2501
3499
4331
4530
4501
5239
5006
4518
3323
2708
1930
1628
1396
1245
1218
971
767
515
346
338
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
90
208
164
168
168
168
168
168
168
168
164
164
164
88
164
164
164
88
87
87
50
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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