Patons Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.79° S 172.76° E

Patons Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 12AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
0.3
E
4
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
1.1
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
WNW
18
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
0
1
1
1
1
0
5
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
6
3
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:00PM4.21m
3:22AM4.40m
3:56PM4.16m
4:26AM4.34m
5:09PM4.17m
5:35AM4.38m
Low Tide
9:04PM1.51m
9:31AM1.38m
10:21PM1.56m
10:37AM1.43m
11:36PM1.44m
11:47AM1.39m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
9
9
8
12
12
9
9
7
6
5
6
8
9
7
7
7
6
5
6
9
Feels °C
11
10
7
6
6
6
5
8
8
7
6
4
3
2
3
5
6
5
4
5
4
2
4
7
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