Patons Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.79° S 172.76° E

Patons Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patons Rock sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.0° 

Patons Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 11AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (20 Oct)--

Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.3
NW
5
0.3
E
3
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
15
N
15
NNW
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM3.64m
5:15PM3.59m
6:03AM3.71m
6:42PM3.78m
7:07AM3.89m
7:38PM4.12m
Low Tide
10:47AM1.89m
11:41PM1.99m
12:09PM1.78m
00:55AM1.79m
1:17PM1.52m
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Temp °C
10
10
13
15
16
15
13
11
10
10
15
16
16
15
14
13
11
11
16
18
19
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
12
13
13
15
12
10
8
8
14
14
15
15
13
12
9
9
14
16
16
14
12
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