Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 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 (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)--
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
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 (?)
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
N
1.4
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.4
NW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
NNW
0.5
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)8777776445511111056103399556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0000000721442300019001100200
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
15
N
15
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
4.26
8:01PM
4.18
8:41AM
4.58
8:53PM
4.47
9:21AM
4.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
1.54
1:57PM
1.13
2:19AM
1.25
2:45PM
0.85
3:06AM
0.95
3:24PM
0.63
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:39-------7:41-------7:41---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:24-------7:22
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------331------------
Temp. °C171717161821211917161616182222201412121114171413
Feels °C (?)171717161921191816151617192222201299813141212
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