Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.3
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NNE
0.3
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.6
NW
0.7
NNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)412122356654444434344444414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20022426150005331613148182325110
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
E
15
NE
5
N
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
4.53
3:06PM
4.41
3:29AM
4.22
4:10PM
4.12
4:45AM
3.93
5:29PM
3.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
1.16
9:06PM
1.27
9:54AM
1.50
10:14PM
1.55
11:30AM
1.65
11:43PM
1.68
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:20-------8:17-------8:16--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151621211917151516151819191816161617192324201715
Feels °C (?)111320181716141415141717181816161516182221191614
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