Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (20 Jun)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
7
2
W
8
2.3
W
9
3
W
10
2
WSW
11
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
146
148
80
98
209
321
477
791
1424
891
1207
976
555
482
463
348
282
185
138
108
82
54
115
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
5
SSE
0
NW
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:12AM2.39m
1:41PM2.18m
2:04AM2.25m
2:33PM2.06m
2:58AM2.11m
3:28PM1.96m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.34m
7:49PM0.41m
8:25AM0.43m
8:43PM0.53m
9:17AM0.52m
9:40PM0.63m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
16
16
15
16
16
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
13
12
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
12
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
2.2
WSW
10
0.3
SW
17
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
88
66
64
39
37
23
23
32
49
961
47
769
659
41
41
39
348
282
185
138
108
82
38
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SW
18
0.1
S
10
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SSW
19
Energy kJ
84
83
82
11
37
37
35
2
2
49
2
47
43
2
4
4
38
18
38
29
18
11
30
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
15
13
11
15
10
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
36
35
33
33
33
54
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
7
2
W
8
2.3
W
9
3
W
10
2
WSW
11
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
0.6
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.6
E
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
Energy kJ
198
146
148
80
98
209
321
477
791
1424
891
1207
976
555
482
463
14
66
8
4
4
5
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
27
27
27
27
27
214
201
188
178
148
148
127
169
169
88
90
39
0
0
64
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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