- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Delaware Bay Point Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Delaware Bay Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | |
657 | 860 | 906 | 910 | 893 | 946 | 1130 | 1689 | 2731 | 2081 | 2155 | 1863 | 2033 | 1591 | 1169 | 857 | 628 | 0 | 414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:27AM2.82m | 1:51PM2.60m | 2:17AM2.70m | 2:47PM2.50m | 3:17AM2.62m | 3:54PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.70m | 7:43AM0.77m | 7:59PM0.83m | 8:36AM0.88m | 8:55PM0.94m | 9:40AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NW 9 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 857 | 628 | 539 | 414 | 268 | 106 | 88 | 33 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | — | NW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 38 | 35 | — | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 10 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 657 | 860 | 906 | 910 | 893 | 946 | 1130 | 1689 | 2731 | 2081 | 2155 | 1863 | 2033 | 1591 | 1169 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 177 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 178 | 131 | 167 | 142 | 167 | 178 | 178 | 306 | 131 | 130 | 128 | 123 | 123 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 113 | 98 | 98 | 57 | 113 | 179 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Delaware Bay Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest