Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (28 Mar)--
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
0.7
N
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NW
1.1
NW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)10109965855777776444121111566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0000302702637000000102218000107520
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
N
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
3.95
6:56PM
3.93
7:52AM
4.26
8:01PM
4.18
8:41AM
4.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
1.69
12:56PM
1.43
1:13AM
1.54
1:57PM
1.13
2:19AM
1.25
2:45PM
0.85
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:39-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:27-------7:24
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------411----
Temp. °C171717161822221917171716172021181716151517202319
Feels °C (?)171717151922221917171716182020181716151518202319
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