Delaware Bay Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (22 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.5
NNW
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
1.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.2
NW
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)77741512111113666788101012131313131210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17941041163891632613303594304414094345005417566492220142157
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
0
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscrosscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offglassoncrossglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
3.38
1:25AM
3.19
1:42PM
3.35
2:05AM
3.15
2:22PM
3.26
2:48AM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.13
7:30AM
0.20
7:56PM
0.16
8:09AM
0.28
8:35PM
0.25
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset---8:54-------8:54-------8:53----
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---------1-122---------
Temp. °C182121221817161619201818151313131416161614131313
Feels °C (?)182122211819171618151514131010121215131513121213
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