Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
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 (?)
0.1
E
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.9
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
E
0.3
ENE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)888688881155444454441818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13412055412740036763100000
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
E
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
4.90
12:24AM
4.94
12:49PM
4.57
1:16AM
4.59
1:51PM
4.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
0.49
6:00PM
0.74
6:24AM
0.85
6:55PM
1.02
7:29AM
1.22
7:56PM
1.31
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--7:03-------7:05-------7:05-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:46---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C109912141211107710141311101099101313111010
Feels °C (?)65591088733710998877811101088
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