Patons Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.79° S 172.76° E

Patons Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patons Rock sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.9° 

Patons Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 9AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.6
N
6
0.8
N
6
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNW
7
1.1
NW
9
0.6
N
7
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:55AM4.92m
10:11PM5.09m
10:34AM5.06m
10:46PM5.10m
11:09AM5.11m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.48m
3:59PM0.56m
4:15AM0.42m
4:32PM0.50m
4:49AM0.45m
5:03PM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:48
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:46
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
—
 mm
—
—
—
1
1
—
6
2
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
16
15
13
12
13
13
15
16
19
17
13
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
16
15
12
12
13
13
15
15
16
16
12
12
12
12
15
16
16
16
14
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Patons Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest