Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
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
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
1.2
WNW
6
1.7
W
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
W
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
6
2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
258
251
211
167
158
88
123
337
689
1066
1815
1913
1605
1293
1065
1061
936
254
407
144
237
447
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17AM2.42m
10:30PM2.46m
10:57AM2.51m
11:12PM2.49m
11:37AM2.54m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.02m
4:27PM0.05m
4:46AM-0.02m
5:08PM0.03m
5:28AM-0.01m
5:52PM0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
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6:20
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6:16
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7:52
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7:52
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Temp °C
10
11
16
18
18
17
14
16
16
15
16
13
14
12
11
12
12
12
14
15
16
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
12
13
12
13
10
12
12
10
12
8
12
10
8
7
7
7
9
9
10
6
5
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