Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | N 2 | W 12 | NW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | N 16 | N 16 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 88 | 71 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:05AM4.37m | 1:21PM4.59m | 1:46AM4.10m | 1:56PM4.29m | 2:36AM3.86m | 2:40PM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM1.19m | 7:12PM1.35m | 7:49AM1.45m | 7:55PM1.61m | 8:37AM1.68m | 8:51PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 88 | 71 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | — | NW 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 13 | — | N 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 76 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | N 16 | W 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 2 | S 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 77 | 188 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 151 | 90 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 180 | 180 | 172 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 167 | 128 | 30 |
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