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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Mar 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 1.5°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 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (09 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
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 (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
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
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)11111111111010101015101010101010109977766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1191111111010101021101010101010998152421206
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
N
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassonononglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
2.95
2:36AM
2.89
2:53PM
2.73
3:17AM
2.69
3:39PM
2.52
4:11AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
0.46
8:23PM
0.53
8:45AM
0.68
9:02PM
0.76
9:29AM
0.91
9:50PM
0.98
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:57-------7:55-------7:53----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C171816131211111013161716121010101417171613131212
Feels °C (?)1818141098971014141497881215151513121112
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