Patons Rock surf break

Patons Rock surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)--
Evening (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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 (?)
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NW
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)331414131213312141418181817171716161616151519
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210000020000000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
3.68
7:58AM
3.81
8:07PM
3.94
8:46AM
4.20
8:57PM
4.23
9:24AM
4.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
1.84
1:55PM
1.76
2:20AM
1.49
2:43PM
1.43
3:07AM
1.10
3:23PM
1.06
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:50-------7:47-------7:46
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141212121617181714131212161818181413131316181817
Feels °C (?)131010101516171713121010151617181312111216171717
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