Patons Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.79° S 172.76° E

Patons Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patons Rock sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 6PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NW
5
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
4
17
14
11
15
0
0
2
26
17
7
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
E
20
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
12:20PM4.68m
00:29AM4.97m
12:57PM4.60m
1:09AM4.79m
1:36PM4.48m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.76m
6:28AM0.80m
6:47PM0.93m
7:08AM0.95m
7:30PM1.16m
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
12
11
11
8
7
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
7
6
Feels °C
9
11
11
9
8
7
5
4
7
4
6
5
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
3
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