Delaware Bay Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
0.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
0.6
NNW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
0.5
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)881688881677156667788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63548895326242000000921081435150153011255833630197095
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
3.20
11:04AM
3.26
11:17PM
3.22
11:35AM
3.27
11:49PM
3.19
12:06PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.19
5:10PM
0.23
5:24AM
0.18
5:43PM
0.24
5:56AM
0.23
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:26-------6:24--
Sunset-7:52-------7:53-------7:54------
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
4---------------12------
Temp. °C1716141199131415141211111116191716151312101316
Feels °C (?)131196548101212108881013121312965712
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Delaware Bay Point (calm at Nelson East wx 18 km from Delaware Bay Point). 0.3m 16s long period groundswell from the NNW to make surfable waves.

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WSW
0.0
14.9
Air / Water (°C)
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