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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)--
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (17 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
N
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)56666778881110101010999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1533405327518614317828447641933827525320116115412411182765856
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
0
W
5
W
5
WSW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
2.87
9:26AM
2.96
9:41PM
2.95
10:03AM
3.06
10:17PM
3.02
10:37AM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
0.50
3:34PM
0.54
3:49AM
0.42
4:11PM
0.45
4:24AM
0.36
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:24-------8:25-------8:27------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1111-------11------
Temp. °C151715151515161617171616161617201615161616161821
Feels °C (?)141714141513151516171617171718201516171717171920
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