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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)777788899876666161616151515151615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233436535876724404492912511751073824204544416970747667
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
2.92
1:05AM
2.93
1:23PM
2.73
1:46AM
2.74
2:09PM
2.54
2:39AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
0.47
6:52PM
0.55
7:17AM
0.66
7:32PM
0.74
8:01AM
0.86
8:19PM
0.93
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:07-------6:05----
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-216653---------------
Temp. °C161816151414141415171917161514141618191716151413
Feels °C (?)151614141313131416181817171514141618191817141312
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