Patons Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.79° S 172.76° E

Patons Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patons Rock sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

Patons Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
1
NW
4
1
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
6
0
1
2
12
34
41
15
5
4
2
2
13
29
21
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:44PM3.90m
6:15AM3.91m
7:14PM4.16m
7:27AM4.14m
8:11PM4.50m
Low Tide
00:15AM1.49m
12:29PM1.55m
1:24AM1.19m
1:44PM1.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
13
12
9
8
7
6
11
16
17
13
9
7
7
7
13
18
18
15
12
Feels °C
10
11
7
6
5
3
9
13
13
10
6
4
4
4
11
13
13
12
10
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