Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (27 Oct):
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 8PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | E 5 | NNW 11 | E 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:56AM5.23m | 11:00PM5.18m | 11:35AM5.29m | 11:44PM5.11m | 12:16PM5.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.32m | 5:00AM0.43m | 5:25PM0.32m | 5:44AM0.53m | 6:08PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 7 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 343 | 273 | 127 | 80 | 55 | 40 | 56 | 52 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 118 | 62 | 19 | — | — | 105 | 89 | 82 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | NW 15 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 74 | 167 | 164 | 79 | 79 | 27 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | NW 12 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 96 | 39 | 69 | 109 | 171 | 11 | 100 | 89 | 169 | 160 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 180 | 167 | 168 | 66 | 128 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 90 | 143 | 180 | 143 | 66 | 66 | 128 | 66 | 378 | 260 | 165 | 128 |
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