Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (07 Jan)--

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.6
NW
0.3
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)631414141414141414145334444455444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2310000000006655102129261915101049
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
5.21
1:31AM
4.86
1:45PM
4.98
2:13AM
4.70
2:28PM
4.73
2:55AM
4.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.70
7:29AM
0.87
7:52PM
0.92
8:05AM
1.07
8:36PM
1.17
8:44AM
1.31
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-9:02-------9:02-------9:02------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232317161516202021221816151522222525181615142226
Feels °C (?)232317151415191920221714131420212422161413112022
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