Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 3PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 16 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 60 | 70 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:36AM4.76m | 9:39PM5.00m | 10:17AM5.04m | 10:18PM5.14m | 10:56AM5.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.66m | 3:41AM0.56m | 4:07PM0.44m | 4:19AM0.43m | 4:46PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 26 | 103 | 100 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 533 | 400 | 277 | 133 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 6 | N 4 | NW 16 | N 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | N 6 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 120 | 89 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 25 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 60 | 70 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 340 | 730 | 1628 | — | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 180 | 128 | 143 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 167 | 169 | 180 | 184 | 184 | 189 | 290 | 302 | 55 | 55 | 69 | 32 | 72 |
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