Delaware Bay Point surf break

Delaware Bay Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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Delaware Bay Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Delaware Bay Point sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Delaware Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay Point at 12PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Delaware Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
N
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)7777788899988888888813998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0070348237928329528429727022718017117614911692715424177811
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
3.55
10:35PM
3.59
10:54AM
3.56
11:17PM
3.60
11:38AM
3.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
-0.03
4:24PM
-0.14
4:45AM
-0.09
5:04PM
-0.12
5:28AM
-0.06
5:46PM
-0.02
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:58-------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:50-------5:47---
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
147575----22-------1-442
Temp. °C161616161414151413131415151412111111131414121211
Feels °C (?)121111131314141413131314131211997876887
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