Patons Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.79° S 172.76° E

Patons Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patons Rock sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 1AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (10 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
E
6
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
1
4
1
0
1
0
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NE
0
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
E
0
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:56PM4.16m
4:26AM4.34m
5:09PM4.17m
5:35AM4.38m
6:35PM4.33m
6:45AM4.52m
Low Tide
10:21PM1.56m
10:37AM1.43m
11:36PM1.44m
11:47AM1.39m
00:41AM1.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:50
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5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
12
9
9
7
6
5
6
9
10
8
7
7
6
6
7
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
8
7
6
4
3
2
3
6
7
5
5
4
3
3
5
7
7
7
5
6
6
7
7
7
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