Delaware Bay Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 20 May 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Delaware Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay Point at 1PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (20 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
1
3
9
17
24
37
71
181
306
513
428
294
188
132
94
62
47
41
38
23
31
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
SW
0
SE
10
E
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:15PM3.25m
00:40AM3.38m
1:09PM3.08m
1:35AM3.21m
2:06PM2.90m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.09m
6:20PM0.19m
6:54AM0.24m
7:12PM0.36m
7:49AM0.41m
8:08PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
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5:13
5:12
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
7
7
8
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
12
10
11
12
12
12
12
6
5
6
9
11
10
8
8
8
9
9
11
11
13
14
15
15
10
9
11
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.1
NW
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNW
15
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
7
24
37
7
3
21
188
132
94
62
47
34
24
23
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
9
Energy kJ
8
7
7
39
44
58
50
30
41
38
23
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
17
Energy kJ
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
1.1
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
0.3
ESE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
3
9
17
71
181
306
513
428
294
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
101
104
99
104
101
101
101
119
119
10
19
19
21
19
10
0
0
2
0
9
2
2
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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