Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.1
W
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.9
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)143444444443444553444415155
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0314201273346672600027556002
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
5.08
11:24PM
5.04
11:34AM
5.00
11:57PM
5.01
12:06PM
4.83
12:28AM
4.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
0.49
5:17AM
0.58
5:36PM
0.59
5:45AM
0.72
6:08PM
0.75
6:15AM
0.91
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:46-------7:47-------
Sunset---7:19-------7:16-------7:15----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C142021171414141517202017151414141516171617161515
Feels °C (?)131717141112121416171715141313131415161616151414
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