Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Patea River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 5AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)9999913131313813141414789981413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10107775754163119221026509444400412456407305456727954660334228215465484234
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
N
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
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-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
2.44
12:58PM
2.51
1:22AM
2.39
1:38PM
2.41
2:05AM
2.29
2:24PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
0.13
7:19PM
0.14
7:36AM
0.24
8:01PM
0.25
8:23AM
0.38
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:15-------8:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161614121617171616151415171919171616131116171717
Feels °C (?)10141311131313121211101112141312111411915151414
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