Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Patons Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Patons Rock sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (12 Apr)--

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.4
WNW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NNW
1.1
NW
0.4
NW
1.1
NW
0.3
WNW
1.1
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)55513136444646663777131362712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64200084649243234373000000100
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
S
5
W
0
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
3.73
6:08AM
3.83
6:30PM
3.95
7:01AM
4.22
7:24PM
4.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
1.96
11:34PM
1.73
12:16PM
1.68
12:39AM
1.42
1:07PM
1.31
1:29AM
1.07
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:01-------6:00----
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11111-------------------21
Temp. °C161718181614141517191815141314121416161311101110
Feels °C (?)1518192015121214161514131211119111111109798
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