Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 09 Nov 2025 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (09 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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 (?)
0.2
NNW
0.4
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.8
N
0.5
NW
1.1
N
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)445444433353666101023441099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17352917831132748211177002455000
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
N
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
ENE
20
ENE
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
5.20
1:11AM
4.77
1:38PM
4.88
2:08AM
4.43
2:32PM
4.54
3:12AM
4.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
0.70
7:20AM
0.90
7:47PM
1.05
8:14AM
1.19
8:55PM
1.34
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset---8:16-------8:17-------8:20----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------148------------
Temp. °C181920191312131418161616141514141816151514131415
Feels °C (?)17171916109111317161514121313141813141514121314
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