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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NE
0.5
ENE
0.7
E
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
NNW
0.9
NW
1.2
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)52341619181812171616121244555141414145
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0161350003280033613173685212020194
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
NE
10
NNE
0
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassonononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
2.94
4:06AM
2.86
4:37PM
2.70
5:18AM
2.70
5:59PM
2.55
6:45AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.50
9:43PM
0.57
10:16AM
0.74
10:48PM
0.80
11:37AM
0.91
12:16AM
0.92
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:17-------8:15-------8:15----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C212222201513121317201917151515151820212019171616
Feels °C (?)18182019121081015181615151514141719212020171515
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