Delaware Bay (East end) surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Delaware Bay (East end) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Delaware Bay (East end) sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Delaware Bay (East end) today?

The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay (East end) at 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (26 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (26 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
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 (?)
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
N
0.7
NW
1.4
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNE
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
E
0.1
NW
0.6
ESE
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)15151155141414145443183101616161016161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0022210221202019231100225252425500
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
10
N
0
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
2.70
5:59PM
2.55
6:45AM
2.66
7:28PM
2.57
8:07AM
2.78
8:43PM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
0.91
12:16AM
0.92
1:13PM
0.90
1:46AM
0.85
2:33PM
0.73
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:15-------8:13-------8:10--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141519212221181616161615151513131110141718171413
Feels °C (?)1414182122211816151616141313111198121516151412
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