Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
2
0
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
2.2
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
309
650
1225
1295
1275
1406
1422
1239
2460
3204
3204
3192
3188
2923
2394
2681
3177
3358
2598
2537
2447
2187
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State
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
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44AM2.15m
2:19PM2.08m
2:52AM2.01m
3:40PM1.98m
4:22AM1.94m
5:18PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.51m
8:46PM0.64m
9:12AM0.65m
10:05PM0.73m
10:40AM0.71m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
10
12
10
12
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
6
7
7
7
6
8
7
8
7
8
5
8
7
9
12
12
9
10
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