Delaware Bay Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
21.3° C
(Which is 3.5°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 8PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)22s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
NNW
1.4
NW
1.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
NW
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)211345614815151666151414146691491069
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9532110814145514811644444280246706
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
0
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
3.41
11:50PM
3.31
12:05PM
3.51
12:26AM
3.39
12:41PM
3.55
1:02AM
3.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
0.06
5:56AM
0.06
6:19PM
-0.04
6:32AM
0.00
6:54PM
-0.07
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56
Sunset---8:25-------8:24-------8:22----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171920191615141519211920171615141822222014131211
Feels °C (?)1617171717141213171818201615141215181715911119
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