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Delaware Bay (East end) surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Delaware Bay (East end) today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay (East end) at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay (East end). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | |
364 | 290 | 235 | 147 | 81 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 135 | 200 | 168 | 158 | 186 | 261 | 240 | 143 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:12PM3.11m | 11:30AM2.95m | 11:50PM3.08m | 12:09PM2.89m | 00:29AM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.45m | 5:37PM0.45m | 6:04AM0.49m | 6:16PM0.51m | 6:44AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NW 4 | N 12 | — | N 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 11 |
 kJ | 364 | 290 | 235 | 147 | 81 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 168 | 158 | 186 | 261 | 240 | 143 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 15 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 11 | N 8 | W 10 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 88 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 10 | N 13 | SSW 3 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 22 | 135 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 394 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 112 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 97 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
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