Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 15 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | ENE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14AM4.15m | 1:28PM4.24m | 2:03AM3.82m | 2:11PM3.92m | 3:08AM3.58m | 3:16PM3.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM1.44m | 7:25PM1.71m | 8:03AM1.73m | 8:32PM2.00m | 9:04AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | NW 15 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 82 | 60 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 59 | 57 | 45 | 156 | 11 | 9 | — | 34 | 8 | 22 | 245 | 309 | 322 | 344 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | — | — | NNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 26 | 10 | 51 | 54 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 20 | 21 | 25 | 128 | 117 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 66 | 66 | 31 | 128 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 90 | 90 | 128 | 128 | 71 | 128 | 128 | 169 | 128 | 128 | 180 | 391 | 213 | 180 |
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