Delaware Bay Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 4PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.1
N
1
NW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.8
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.4
N
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)991458777774545566115661097
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101674531121212918181644359544476217684352004
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
S
0
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
2.55
7:53AM
2.77
8:30PM
2.72
8:54AM
2.95
9:23PM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
0.89
1:34AM
0.88
2:19PM
0.71
2:40AM
0.69
3:13PM
0.50
3:30AM
0.48
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:23-------7:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1-11---------
Temp. °C182020191817161617191918161616161619191916141211
Feels °C (?)1919192019181718182019171315161616191920171276
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