Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 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)


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)2s
Evening (21 Feb)--

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
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 (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.5
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
E
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)6109131414261616346444451431313136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)00000010006150324334000100026
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
NE
5
E
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
4.96
12:49PM
5.20
1:18AM
4.91
1:29PM
5.00
1:56AM
4.77
2:14PM
4.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
0.43
6:47PM
0.50
7:08AM
0.58
7:27PM
0.67
7:49AM
0.83
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:58--------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------8:23-------8:22-------8:21
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121110101517181813111215202222201212131216182018
Feels °C (?)98771314161710891316181716910101015161917
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