
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 5PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NNW 2 | WNW 16 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NNE 2 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00AM5.16m | 10:15PM5.31m | 10:37AM5.19m | 10:50PM5.23m | 11:11AM5.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.37m | 4:18AM0.25m | 4:34PM0.39m | 4:52AM0.38m | 5:04PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 16 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
175 | 177 | 175 | 105 | 111 | 113 | 115 | 29 | 29 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 64 | 48 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | E 3 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | 9 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 65 | 50 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | NW 4 | — | NW 7 | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — |
3 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 193 | 172 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 172 | 169 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 181 | 181 | 32 | 31 |
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