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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 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 1.9°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 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)777777666121111111111111010101011171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545438372615141413131312121212111110101011666
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
2.53
9:11AM
2.71
9:33PM
2.66
9:58AM
2.87
10:17PM
2.81
10:39AM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
0.85
3:27PM
0.82
3:43AM
0.70
4:12PM
0.65
4:26AM
0.54
4:53PM
0.48
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:59-------8:58-------8:58
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-1111-1231-------------
Temp. °C161615151616181715151414141518171312111115161716
Feels °C (?)161615151616181614141413131416141097812111010
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