Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | W 3 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 37 | 51 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:35AM5.29m | 11:44PM5.11m | 12:16PM5.22m | 00:31AM4.94m | 12:59PM5.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.32m | 5:44AM0.53m | 6:08PM0.47m | 6:34AM0.70m | 6:56PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 10 | — | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 5 | NNW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | — | 52 | 45 | 4 | 12 | — | — | 86 | 41 | 54 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 146 | 112 | 207 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 15 | NNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | NW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 117 | 37 | 51 | 67 | 18 | 73 | 94 | 119 | 217 | 164 | 149 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 104 | 251 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 142 | 90 | 167 | 143 | 169 | 167 | 66 | 66 | 378 | 334 | 184 | 128 | 167 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 180 | 180 | 320 | 202 |
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