Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 12AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | NW 6 | E 4 | E 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 5 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM3.74m | 6:51AM3.86m | 7:30PM4.10m | 7:41AM4.14m | 8:08PM4.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM1.82m | 1:05PM1.56m | 1:30AM1.53m | 1:51PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | E 4 | NW 6 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | E 5 | NW 17 | NW 17 | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 51 | 12 | 142 | 140 | 15 | 10 | 105 | 103 | 65 | 64 | 48 | 24 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | WNW 10 | E 4 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 17 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | E 4 | ENE 4 | WNW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 142 | 7 | 3 | 133 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 118 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 15 | E 4 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 23 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 29 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 128 | 128 | 180 | 188 | 188 | 73 | 32 | 204 | 180 | 31 | 31 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 128 | 73 | 128 |
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