Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 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)


How big are the waves at Patons Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 8AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.3
NW
0.9
ESE
0.2
WNW
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.2
ENE
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)6533444464144443355554436
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161855152136280006312509118610672
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NW
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
W
20
E
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
4.91
1:29PM
5.00
1:56AM
4.77
2:14PM
4.73
2:38AM
4.53
3:06PM
4.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
0.58
7:27PM
0.67
7:49AM
0.83
8:12PM
0.95
8:40AM
1.16
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:22-------8:21-------8:20
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C131111141923242114141312171919191614151621211818
Feels °C (?)1178121718191711131111161717201510111422181717
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