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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 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
14.4° 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 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An 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 (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
NNW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)788888888782677762222222120201419
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1251231078969525133320221300004645454300200
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
10
ENE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
0
WSW
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
2.75
5:02AM
2.50
5:41PM
2.64
6:28AM
2.48
7:01PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
0.81
10:39PM
0.87
11:09AM
0.97
12:09AM
0.93
12:39PM
0.97
1:28AM
0.83
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:35
Sunset---7:44-------7:45-------7:46----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1344--------------------
Temp. °C1413119899811141614109910141620179888
Feels °C (?)14128668858101296667101216166666
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Delaware Bay (East end) (calm at Nelson East wx 19 km from Delaware Bay (East end)). 1.0m 8s swell from the NNW to make surfable waves.

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2 km/h
ENE
0.0
14.4
Air / Water (°C)
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