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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 11 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
19.0° 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 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
1
NNW
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.1
N
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
N
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)10109777666141441312111188877779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99882321127716373686108948814539236429218610673116
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
S
5
ENE
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassononononglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
2.52
4:11AM
2.49
4:42PM
2.34
5:26AM
2.37
6:09PM
2.26
6:55AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
0.91
9:50PM
0.98
10:28AM
1.11
10:59PM
1.15
11:54AM
1.21
12:32AM
1.18
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:53-------7:52-------7:51----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------255211---1
Temp. °C131617161313121215181817161716161819191919181716
Feels °C (?)111315151212101114171615151716171819192122191818
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