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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
SW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)81091331219131371616161514141414131313131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1224037331000000043033325
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
3.08
1:42AM
3.13
2:14PM
2.84
2:45AM
2.92
3:23PM
2.64
3:57AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
0.39
7:56AM
0.49
8:17PM
0.63
9:02AM
0.70
9:27PM
0.83
10:21AM
0.82
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131187669121311998810141411101010101215
Feels °C (?)10853226101097755812121088881013
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. Long period small swell on the west coast reefs on Wednesday. Just waist to shoulder high fun. Hardly a breath of wind, just as forecast. Glorious autumn blye sky day.

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