Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)--
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
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
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
E
0.1
NW
0.2
E
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)91314141415655156444551441332365
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0000002118170462737320001012308
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
NNE
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
N
10
NNE
0
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
5.20
1:18AM
4.91
1:29PM
5.00
1:56AM
4.77
2:14PM
4.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
0.43
6:47PM
0.50
7:08AM
0.58
7:27PM
0.67
7:49AM
0.83
8:12PM
0.95
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:58--------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----8:23-------8:22-------8:21--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C111015171818131112151922232013131312171920191514
Feels °C (?)97131516181089131618191610111111161618191310
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