Delaware Bay Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 10AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)10101717451616161616151541515151414141531313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10106647665555554224444444844
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
3.03
10:57PM
2.95
11:17AM
3.18
11:35PM
3.06
11:53AM
3.29
12:11AM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
0.54
4:53PM
0.48
5:05AM
0.40
5:31PM
0.34
5:42AM
0.28
6:07PM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:16------
Sunset-----8:58-------8:57-------8:57--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111115171815121110101518191713121010151819171313
Feels °C (?)87111111977771114151410977121415141011
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