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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Evening (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)141415131717161616151414141344555555512
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444126302525242344431332362815138553
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
3.48
1:39PM
3.37
2:02AM
3.32
2:25PM
3.14
2:52AM
3.10
3:19PM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
0.06
7:47PM
0.12
8:11AM
0.26
8:32PM
0.36
9:02AM
0.50
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:30-------7:31-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:34-------7:31-------7:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313121620191715141313151819171615151417202018
Feels °C (?)141212101519171615131212151718171815151317202017
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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