Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (11 Nov):
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 4AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 13 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 70 | 58 | 32 | 0 | 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 | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:52PM4.77m | 11:19AM5.05m | 11:29PM4.66m | 11:52AM5.00m | 00:06AM4.51m | 12:24PM4.86m | 00:44AM4.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.84m | 5:09PM0.92m | 5:33AM0.95m | 5:41PM1.02m | 6:10AM1.10m | 6:15PM1.15m | 6:50AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 14 | N 14 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 126 | 130 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 49 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 15 | W 14 | N 13 | NW 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 4 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | N 11 | N 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 6 | WNW 5 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 7 | N 6 | W 14 | N 13 | W 6 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 229 | 236 | 179 | 153 | 163 | 161 | 139 | 78 | 54 | 68 | 78 | 98 | 42 | 70 | 58 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 31 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 34 | 90 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 66 | 167 | 169 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 143 | 180 | 195 | 128 | 128 | 90 | 31 | 30 |
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