Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25AM4.42m | 8:42PM4.79m | 9:06AM4.69m | 9:15PM5.05m | 9:44AM4.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM1.19m | 2:29PM0.86m | 2:43AM0.85m | 3:03PM0.60m | 3:16AM0.57m | 3:37PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 27 | — | 190 | 175 | 71 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 14 | NW 5 | N 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 3 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 17 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 88 | 447 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 128 | 66 | 67 | 290 | 310 | 66 | 66 |
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