Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SW
11
1.7
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
591
390
285
235
133
130
174
239
78
56
43
255
417
691
941
837
1044
1055
848
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:29PM2.47m
11:50AM2.33m
00:03AM2.44m
12:26PM2.30m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.23m
5:46AM0.25m
5:59PM0.26m
6:23AM0.27m
6:37PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
6
7
8
11
11
10
9
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
4
3
4
5
7
8
7
5
6
6
5
6
7
7
6
6
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