Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 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)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
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 (?)
2.2
N
1.9
N
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.2
N
1.6
NNW
0.7
N
0.7
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NNW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)8101010996585877777341041211112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0000003026032000000829090001
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
3.82
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
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-
Sunset-7:30-------7:28-------7:27------
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
31-----------------22---
Temp. °C191917171716182222191717161618212118171615151722
Feels °C (?)191917171715182222191717161619212018171615151821
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. Novelty surf! Waist to shoulder-high soft waves at high tide on Thursday. Cloudy and rainy and just 15 degrees but Golden Bay is a few degrees warmer.

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