Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
N
0.4
N
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)151434414144444413131344441314744
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0023600211110002222000185
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
3.65
2:58AM
3.60
4:10PM
3.61
4:43AM
3.55
5:26PM
3.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.89
8:51PM
1.87
9:30AM
2.03
10:09PM
1.90
11:05AM
1.96
11:34PM
1.73
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:05-------6:02----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------4532----
Temp. °C161818161515141417191816161816171618171716151414
Feels °C (?)141617161313121216181715141614161518171715131213
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