Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 8AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | E 5 | E 12 | E 4 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 104 | 113 | 71 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 11:53PM4.87m | 12:16PM4.99m | 00:28AM4.64m | 12:48PM4.83m | 1:05AM4.37m | 1:21PM4.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.72m | 6:04PM0.87m | 6:30AM0.94m | 6:36PM1.10m | 7:07AM1.19m | 7:12PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | E 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 243 | 181 | 135 | 94 | 75 | 84 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 71 | 91 | 44 | 4 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 164 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | E 5 | E 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 104 | 113 | 71 | 110 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 90 | 184 | 180 | 169 | 6 | 90 | 90 | 180 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 181 | 165 | 66 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 142 | 73 | 90 |
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