Patons Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.79° S 172.76° E

Patons Rock, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patons Rock sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

Patons Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Patons Rock based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Patons Rock right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Patons Rock

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Takaka Aero

3 km SSE22 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 0°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kotinga (Golden Bay)

10 km SSE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Separation Point (Abel Tasman National Park)

20 km E20 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
No weather report
35
fresh winds from the W
(35 km/h at 270°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui Inlet

25 km NW87 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
14.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Collingwood

25 km NW100 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the WNW
(18 km/h at 297°)
40
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Takaka Hill Caves

29 km SSE643 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 135°)
13.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marahau

32 km SE8 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

FarewellSpitAws

34 km NE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
50
strong winds from the W
(50 km/h at 270°)
15.3 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Big Pokororo 2

46 km S97 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the W
(28 km/h at 270°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tasman42

51 km SSE33 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
18.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Patons Rock and within an acceptable time window.

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