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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 Jan 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
18.9° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
WNW
1
NW
0.1
N
1.3
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
1
NW
1.7
NNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
2.1
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)1414141445136131313131656666656677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444428523116333325511890013877578806140
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
20
NW
15
W
15
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
3.00
2:57PM
3.08
3:24AM
2.85
3:42PM
2.87
4:12AM
2.69
4:30PM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.28
8:38AM
0.43
9:07PM
0.45
9:23AM
0.63
9:52PM
0.63
10:13AM
0.82
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:05----
Sunset-------9:00-------9:00-------9:00
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191716162122242421181716202224221817161619222221
Feels °C (?)181614132020232321171615182022201716151517181717
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