Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
8
1
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1508
1238
1185
1194
965
965
898
815
756
464
407
390
390
395
297
407
834
722
577
553
177
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21AM2.48m
11:34PM2.53m
11:57AM2.50m
00:12AM2.49m
12:36PM2.46m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.02m
5:51AM-0.01m
6:09PM0.07m
6:31AM0.07m
6:52PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:03
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7:01
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7:00
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7:22
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7:23
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7:24
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
9
9
12
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
8
7
7
5
6
8
11
9
9
9
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