Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (24 Mar)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.2
E
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.7
N
0.8
N
1
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
E
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
1
E
Period(s) (?)41616151514142455555551615361414135
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1000000113285600000001000041
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
4.95
1:36AM
4.87
1:58PM
4.62
2:22AM
4.52
2:54PM
4.26
3:21AM
4.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
0.67
7:32AM
0.79
7:57PM
0.99
8:29AM
1.20
8:57PM
1.33
9:52AM
1.55
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset-7:37-------7:35-------7:32------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------1815
Temp. °C191716161514172121181716161617181817171717151515
Feels °C (?)181715151412161918161615151517171818171515121210
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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