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Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 146 | 252 | 214 | 121 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:21AM 4.14 | 4:05PM 3.94 | 4:48AM 3.87 | 5:32PM 3.82 | 6:39AM 3.95 | 6:56PM 3.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:52AM 1.55 | 10:10PM 1.59 | 11:33AM 1.63 | 11:43PM 1.69 | 12:56PM 1.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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