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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.3
NW
0.6
NNW
1.2
NW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)77101012111111361514141413131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)704100140009961716203835343330282828272524
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
N
10
N
0
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
2.52
6:06AM
2.49
6:31PM
2.44
7:12AM
2.49
7:39PM
2.44
8:16AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
0.93
12:18PM
1.07
12:49AM
0.99
1:30PM
1.06
1:56AM
0.96
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------9:00------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------11565
Temp. °C191813121212161718181614151517181716141414141516
Feels °C (?)151512111111151516181613131416161515141414141517
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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