Patons Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.79° S 172.76° E

Patons Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patons Rock sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (12 Jul)--
Evening (12 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.4
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.9
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
13
20
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
S
0
SSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:35PM4.33m
6:45AM4.52m
7:49PM4.65m
7:50AM4.71m
8:46PM5.02m
8:51AM4.91m
Low Tide
00:41AM1.22m
12:58PM1.26m
1:41AM0.97m
2:05PM1.04m
2:38AM0.72m
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
2
2
6
3
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
10
10
10
9
8
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
8
8
9
7
6
8
7
7
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
9
12
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