Delaware Bay Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.7
S
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
SSW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)999988888888884988838998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)363318270189176171144116756952342400776600020
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
ENE
5
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
3.56
11:17PM
3.60
11:38AM
3.48
12:01AM
3.51
12:25PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
-0.09
5:04PM
-0.12
5:28AM
-0.06
5:46PM
-0.02
6:13AM
0.07
6:31PM
0.17
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:47-------5:46---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----286----------------
Temp. °C131313151513111111101115151310998910111087
Feels °C (?)121213141311108979131195454466643
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