Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Patons Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
ESE
0.2
WNW
0.1
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)34444444143444566516645444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225173922116016714410000197553
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
3.93
5:29PM
3.94
6:40AM
3.91
6:57PM
3.98
8:09AM
4.25
8:12PM
4.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
1.65
11:43PM
1.68
12:58PM
1.52
1:17AM
1.58
2:08PM
1.23
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----8:16-------8:15-------8:14--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------12------------
Temp. °C161720242421181515151514151515141312151617171413
Feels °C (?)141519212019171414141314151515131211141415161412
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