Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 6AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
1846
3094
3355
2627
1862
1189
809
591
390
289
235
215
127
110
82
50
68
62
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
10
SW
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:55PM2.47m
11:15AM2.34m
11:29PM2.47m
11:50AM2.33m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.23m
5:09AM0.26m
5:23PM0.23m
5:46AM0.25m
5:59PM0.26m
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
10
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
7
4
4
5
7
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
5
7
8
7
5
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