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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 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 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 (0.5m)7s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.2
N
0.8
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.5
N
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010977777614451312121177
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10101010101099816242121141316166990112101565590432
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
2.73
3:17AM
2.69
3:39PM
2.52
4:11AM
2.49
4:42PM
2.34
5:26AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
0.76
9:29AM
0.91
9:50PM
0.98
10:28AM
1.11
10:59PM
1.15
11:54AM
1.21
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset-7:55-------7:53-------7:52------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1383
Temp. °C1716111099131617161313121215181817161616171819
Feels °C (?)15138767111314141211101114171514151616171718
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