Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
1.9
NNE
1.5
NNE
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)98445465454415161615151444514144
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0017223520292616712170000003310003
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
ENE
0
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassoffglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
4.06
1:06AM
4.21
1:45PM
3.82
1:50AM
3.88
2:51PM
3.65
2:58AM
3.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
1.38
6:58PM
1.48
7:04AM
1.65
7:48PM
1.71
8:04AM
1.89
8:51PM
1.87
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:09-------6:07-------6:07----
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3-----------------------
Temp. °C162022171415161517212217141312121617181616151414
Feels °C (?)1620191512141615171919161311991415171615141213
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