
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:10PM4.92m | 1:29AM4.69m | 1:52PM4.62m | 2:22AM4.36m | 2:45PM4.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.70m | 7:28AM0.91m | 7:54PM1.06m | 8:23AM1.21m | 9:05PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 16 | NNW 5 | WNW 16 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 15 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 6 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 5 | N 7 | NW 16 | N 8 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 6 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 11 | W 15 | W 14 |
10 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 16 | NW 8 | W 15 | W 7 | SSW 3 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 16 | N 16 | — | NW 16 | N 8 | — | N 15 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | — | W 18 |
— | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | — | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | 10 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 16 | — | 15 | 92 | 124 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 98 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 128 | 128 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 31 | 212 | 34 | 6 | 30 |
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