Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 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 5PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (23 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
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
WNW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
ENE
0.8
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)4434546121212356654444443415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63410020000233613816632321150
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
NW
15
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glassglassoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
4.73
2:38AM
4.53
3:06PM
4.41
3:29AM
4.22
4:10PM
4.12
4:45AM
3.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.83
8:12PM
0.95
8:40AM
1.16
9:06PM
1.27
9:54AM
1.50
10:14PM
1.55
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---8:21-------8:20-------8:17----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C172020191514151520201917161616151819181916151617
Feels °C (?)161717181411111119161717161616151717171916151416
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