Patons Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.79° S 172.76° E

Patons Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patons Rock sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 3PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
12
0.4
E
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
11
0.4
NW
3
0.1
W
21
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
19
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
5
4
8
9
7
4
1
1
0
0
2
0
10
4
0
9
8
13
5
11
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:06AM4.73m
11:18PM5.10m
11:43AM4.73m
11:53PM5.07m
12:20PM4.68m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.65m
5:15AM0.77m
5:38PM0.66m
5:50AM0.74m
6:10PM0.76m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
7
10
9
7
6
5
5
5
6
11
12
9
8
7
8
10
12
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
4
6
6
4
3
2
1
2
3
8
9
7
5
4
5
7
9
11
11
10
8
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