Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.5°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
0.5
SW
13
1.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
863
829
818
355
305
251
255
251
167
186
228
254
200
126
85
89
86
82
131
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
N
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:37PM2.37m
11:56AM2.32m
00:11AM2.23m
12:31PM2.20m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.19m
5:54AM0.17m
6:10PM0.32m
6:30AM0.31m
6:49PM0.48m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
6
6
8
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
7
9
10
9
8
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