Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 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 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (09 Apr)--

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.6
NW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
E
0.3
N
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)544455441516161515144451414413344
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115110178151200000026100010111
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
4.21
1:45PM
3.82
1:50AM
3.88
2:51PM
3.65
2:58AM
3.60
4:10PM
3.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
1.48
7:04AM
1.65
7:48PM
1.71
8:04AM
1.89
8:51PM
1.87
9:30AM
2.03
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415161822221713121212151818161515141417191916
Feels °C (?)121314151820181511998131717161414121316181816
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