
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | E 3 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 299 | 233 | 156 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | WNW 16 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 14 |
— | — | — | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 225 | 145 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 20 | W 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 148 | 303 | 409 | 238 | — | 160 | 211 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 66 | 66 |
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