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Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
18.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)
Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (26 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.3
W
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
N
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
N
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)111138898666677714344445444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0020000925000000149900933
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
4.75
3:06AM
4.44
3:27PM
4.53
3:56AM
4.28
4:28PM
4.33
5:02AM
4.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
1.02
9:04AM
1.24
9:31PM
1.23
10:14AM
1.46
10:35PM
1.43
11:39AM
1.54
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset-8:54-------8:53-------8:52------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11----2321------
Temp. °C171615131313181920201515151515151515151413131719
Feels °C (?)141414121212171820201414151516151516151412121717
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