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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.5
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.6
N
1.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)7778888888312121411111366689910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44411313635201911533163790447309330389494490333332
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
NW
5
NW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
3.36
12:48AM
3.19
1:05PM
3.38
1:25AM
3.19
1:42PM
3.35
2:05AM
3.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.16
6:53AM
0.18
7:18PM
0.13
7:30AM
0.20
7:56PM
0.16
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset---8:55-------8:54-------8:54----
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-11410611---------21-111
Temp. °C131515151515151617212122181616162019191815151312
Feels °C (?)111414141414141517212221171515151915151412131010
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