Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patons Rock today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:37PM4.95m | 8:47AM4.79m | 9:22PM5.28m | 9:38AM5.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM1.08m | 2:34AM0.70m | 3:02PM0.76m | 3:22AM0.41m | 3:49PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | W 18 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 12 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 76 | 130 | 207 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 130 | 68 | 130 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 11 | W 19 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 19 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 43 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | N 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | ENE 4 | NW 19 | — | NW 18 | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 14 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 277 | 283 | 264 | 240 | 181 | 208 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 55 | 55 | 62 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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