Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (20 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | E 2 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NW 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 15 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | E 5 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 35 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:16PM3.62m | 4:31AM3.51m | 5:09PM3.51m | 5:50AM3.63m | 6:40PM3.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM2.12m | 10:26AM2.04m | 11:40PM2.04m | 11:58AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | — | NNW 5 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 220 | 232 | 198 | 177 | 181 | 129 | 99 | — | 19 | 109 | 85 | 84 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 14 | 73 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 6 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 8 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 15 | NW 11 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | W 15 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | E 2 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 15 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | E 5 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 287 | 33 | 35 | 275 | 39 | 22 | 46 | — | — | 22 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 180 | 32 | 66 | 128 | 90 | 90 | 128 | 128 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
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