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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 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
19.0° 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 4AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.8
E
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)661111111111410101010111117171616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13131312121212161110101011116655555544
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
2.66
9:58AM
2.87
10:17PM
2.81
10:39AM
3.03
10:57PM
2.95
11:17AM
3.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
0.70
4:12PM
0.65
4:26AM
0.54
4:53PM
0.48
5:05AM
0.40
5:31PM
0.34
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:58-------8:58-------8:57
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
24211-------------------
Temp. °C151414141417171613121111151718161210101115181917
Feels °C (?)14131414131615131098812121110767813161513
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