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Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
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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
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Patons Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Patons Rock at 7PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (20 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Patons Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 14 | W 14 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 3 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | E 4 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NW 4 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:48AM4.91m | 00:17AM5.09m | 12:44PM4.65m | 1:09AM4.80m | 1:45PM4.39m | 2:08AM4.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.75m | 6:22AM0.85m | 6:51PM0.96m | 7:25AM1.10m | 7:45PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | W 14 | NW 14 | W 14 | N 4 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 16 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 205 | 167 | 113 | 73 | 56 | 42 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | W 19 | NW 19 | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | E 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | 42 | 50 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NW 11 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 | W 12 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 4 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | 21 | 41 | 80 | 158 | 263 | 303 | 235 | 387 | 294 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | 129 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 34 | 66 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 90 | 66 | 73 |
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