Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.9
NW
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)5555554555554544445444515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)344345332516102127201371925101418168101313350
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
4.33
12:31AM
4.51
12:56PM
4.06
1:06AM
4.21
1:45PM
3.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
1.14
6:17PM
1.21
6:21AM
1.38
6:58PM
1.48
7:04AM
1.65
7:48PM
1.71
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset-----6:10-------6:09-------6:07--
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-121251513631-------------
Temp. °C161615161515141515151620211715161616172021181514
Feels °C (?)131312131313121414151718171514151616181919171413
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