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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.9
NW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NNW
2.2
NW
1.4
NNW
1
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)136131313131656666555677778777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36433332542183001336755673526147210002029956
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
2.85
3:42PM
2.87
4:12AM
2.69
4:30PM
2.68
5:05AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.45
9:23AM
0.63
9:52PM
0.63
10:13AM
0.82
10:43PM
0.80
11:10AM
0.98
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------9:00------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------12---
Temp. °C222319181717212323221817161619222221191917151819
Feels °C (?)222220191717192121201716151517181716151415131615
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