Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° 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: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)--
Afternoon (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (25 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
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 (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.2
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)4443444444441434555665564
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441126101434311560518282000000313
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
15
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
4.12
4:45AM
3.93
5:29PM
3.94
6:40AM
3.91
6:57PM
3.98
8:09AM
4.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
1.55
11:30AM
1.65
11:43PM
1.68
12:58PM
1.52
1:17AM
1.58
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset-8:17-------8:16-------8:15------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------12--------
Temp. °C191816151616202423211717141516141516141413131516
Feels °C (?)181816141414192220201616131415141516131312121414
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Patons Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest