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Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Patons Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 3PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:57AM 5.00 | 10:15PM 4.90 | 10:31AM 5.08 | 10:51PM 5.01 | 11:03AM 5.08 | 11:24PM 5.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:00PM 0.51 | 4:18AM 0.57 | 4:34PM 0.46 | 4:48AM 0.53 | 5:05PM 0.49 | 5:17AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
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