Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 18 | WNW 3 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 38 | 116 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:06AM4.69m | 9:15PM5.05m | 9:44AM4.92m | 9:49PM5.19m | 10:21AM5.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.85m | 3:03PM0.60m | 3:16AM0.57m | 3:37PM0.41m | 3:49AM0.38m | 4:11PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | W 12 | NW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | 176 | 119 | 200 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 45 | 35 | 13 | 78 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | W 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 22 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | 73 | 60 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 11 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 38 | 116 | 405 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 50 | 69 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 128 | 66 | 66 | 320 | 225 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 128 | 128 | 167 | 180 | 128 | 169 | 169 |
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