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Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 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
18.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Patons Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.8
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
0.1
NE
0.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.5
ENE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)566674666776656566666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)291642061702100272280000080000002400
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
4.27
10:13AM
4.69
10:23PM
4.47
10:49AM
4.85
11:03PM
4.62
11:25AM
4.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
1.48
3:51AM
1.37
4:04PM
1.30
4:36AM
1.12
4:40PM
1.13
5:14AM
0.89
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset-9:00-------8:59-------8:59------
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151515141312151717161312111015171919141312121518
Feels °C (?)14121111101012111010788711121414109881013
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