Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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 (?)
0.3
N
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
1.2
NW
0.3
W
0.4
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
0.3
W
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)1334334666336213131373121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0108411122432111220100001000000
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
3.83
6:30PM
3.95
7:01AM
4.22
7:24PM
4.24
7:42AM
4.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
1.73
12:16PM
1.68
12:39AM
1.42
1:07PM
1.31
1:29AM
1.07
1:48PM
0.93
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161414151718181513131412151716131211111014171815
Feels °C (?)14121214151515131110119121211101099813151311
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