
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (13 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 7PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37AM5.19m | 10:50PM5.23m | 11:11AM5.13m | 11:24PM5.06m | 11:45AM4.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.39m | 4:52AM0.38m | 5:04PM0.53m | 5:25AM0.58m | 5:33PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 6 | W 14 |
75 | 57 | 74 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | E 4 | E 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | NW 14 | — |
7 | 4 | 4 | — | 66 | 65 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NW 7 | N 13 | N 13 | — | W 8 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — |
11 | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NW 5 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 180 | 180 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 128 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 128 | 143 | 90 | 90 |
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