Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Patons Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 11PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (07 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.9
NNE
0.7
E
1.1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
1
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
N
0.7
NW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)55845655465545444415161615154
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)251601866332081231572081418111310000002
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
S
10
SSW
5
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
4.33
12:31AM
4.51
12:56PM
4.06
1:06AM
4.21
1:45PM
3.82
1:50AM
3.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
1.21
6:21AM
1.38
6:58PM
1.48
7:04AM
1.65
7:48PM
1.71
8:04AM
1.89
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-6:10-------6:09-------6:07------
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-31412144-----------------
Temp. °C151515151515161821171514161618212217151413131617
Feels °C (?)131313131415161918151413161618192016141211111516
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