Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 11 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 2PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jun)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (26 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s

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 Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4530
4501
4477
4987
3887
3323
2224
1810
1459
1245
1132
1026
835
638
453
310
269
154
287
269
262
255
214
164
Wind (km/h)
50
SSE
50
S
50
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:59AM1.94m
7:33PM2.04m
7:49AM2.00m
8:16PM2.14m
8:33AM2.07m
8:54PM2.22m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.56m
1:46AM0.61m
2:03PM0.51m
2:28AM0.55m
2:44PM0.45m
3:06AM0.50m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part 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>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
2
2
2
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
3
4
6
5
6
4
4
5
6
7
9
9
10
10
10
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
467
373
258
217
168
131
142
120
138
138
136
130
132
134
245
78
76
71
287
269
262
255
214
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
25
48
62
85
119
4
4
4
4
3
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
17
28
26
23
20
17
4
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
4530
4501
4477
4987
3887
3323
2224
1810
1459
1245
1132
1026
835
638
453
310
269
154
128
123
145
128
106
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
168
168
168
168
164
164
87
88
88
88
88
87
88
87
87
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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