Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
3
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1575
1373
1373
1155
1005
883
693
581
424
412
301
1029
432
341
408
279
520
710
875
1283
1703
2184
2612
3071
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:38PM2.10m
1:54AM2.20m
2:25PM2.05m
2:42AM2.13m
3:16PM2.01m
3:37AM2.08m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.51m
8:18AM0.47m
8:38PM0.57m
9:06AM0.50m
9:32PM0.61m
10:00AM0.53m
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
13
11
9
8
7
6
7
12
13
11
11
9
9
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
6
5
4
3
4
9
11
9
7
6
7
5
4
4
5
5
5
3
2
1
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.9
S
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.5
S
7
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.4
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
21
Energy kJ
607
567
1373
1155
1005
883
693
581
424
412
301
435
160
158
245
91
88
51
216
303
120
281
654
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
NNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
W
21
0.6
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.2
WSW
22
Energy kJ
1517
1373
313
177
76
47
30
7
6
5
6
164
31
9
119
15
37
14
61
101
74
258
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
21
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
9
63
72
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
3
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
1575
27
26
68
41
19
17
36
60
1029
432
341
408
279
520
710
875
1283
1703
2184
2612
3071
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
4
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
164
74
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
0
19
50
124
168
88
185
88
164
185
164
164
164
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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