Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 7AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | E 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:04PM4.20m | 8:11AM4.15m | 8:41PM4.50m | 8:52AM4.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM1.56m | 2:25PM1.31m | 2:37AM1.30m | 3:02PM0.96m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 15 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | W 10 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | E 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 36 | — | 1 | 27 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 128 | 90 | 90 | 128 | 128 | 66 | 66 | 128 | 66 | 90 | 30 | 90 | 90 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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