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Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
18.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Patons Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.9
N
1.4
NNW
0.9
NW
1.3
NNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)56666566655555653312124843
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0222019181110201815552202012650027085
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
5.07
12:23AM
4.73
12:36PM
5.11
1:02AM
4.70
1:13PM
5.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
0.73
5:55PM
0.86
6:23AM
0.66
6:33PM
0.79
6:57AM
0.69
7:12PM
0.79
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-6:20-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset-----8:58-------8:57-------8:55--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
122132211867---------1---
Temp. °C131314151516161617171821232217161515201819181514
Feels °C (?)101012131314151416172022222116151414181615151110
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