Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 4PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | W 2 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | ENE 2 | E 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39PM3.96m | 5:16AM4.12m | 6:29PM4.10m | 6:36AM4.26m | 7:44PM4.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM1.57m | 11:16PM1.57m | 11:29AM1.58m | 00:33AM1.36m | 12:55PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 19 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 551 | 367 | 375 | 363 | 363 | 268 | 179 | 141 | 103 | 106 | 80 | 51 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 18 | — | — | — | WNW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | NW 18 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | NW 18 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | W 2 | — | — | NW 5 | ENE 2 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 15 | 23 | 64 | 182 | 564 | 1085 | — | — | 150 | 832 | 590 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 71 | 142 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 73 | 30 |
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