Delaware Bay Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
N
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)899999888888888888888799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3183843633182702221761951441169269523425006667188
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
3.59
10:54AM
3.56
11:17PM
3.60
11:38AM
3.48
12:01AM
3.51
12:25PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
-0.09
5:04PM
-0.12
5:28AM
-0.06
5:46PM
-0.02
6:13AM
0.07
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset------5:50-------5:47-------5:46-
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2---1113135------13211---
Temp. °C141413121314151312111091114141311109910121311
Feels °C (?)13141211121414111298681298654457108
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