Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (20 Feb)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
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
NW
0.3
W
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)6377764469101314141461641546466
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0100002716000000029011021023510
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
4.94
12:12PM
5.29
12:41AM
4.96
12:49PM
5.20
1:18AM
4.91
1:29PM
5.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
0.39
6:11PM
0.44
6:31AM
0.43
6:47PM
0.50
7:08AM
0.58
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58--------7:01---
Sunset-------8:25-------8:23-------8:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C151313131922211812101010151718181311131619212220
Feels °C (?)131111111618171697771314161798101315171817
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