Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1700
1405
1151
1045
902
756
659
536
414
433
223
122
141
98
96
63
82
107
145
186
168
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
NW
20
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:07PM2.29m
2:42AM2.11m
3:15PM2.17m
3:55AM2.01m
4:29PM2.09m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.34m
8:33PM0.44m
8:53AM0.49m
9:39PM0.54m
10:02AM0.59m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
12
14
14
14
11
11
12
12
16
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
9
8
6
6
8
9
9
10
8
8
8
8
13
15
13
14
14
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