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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 7PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s 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)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
NNW
0.2
NNW
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)111111111010101011171717161616161615151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121211111110101011666555555444444
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
2.87
10:17PM
2.81
10:39AM
3.03
10:57PM
2.95
11:17AM
3.18
11:35PM
3.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.65
4:26AM
0.54
4:53PM
0.48
5:05AM
0.40
5:31PM
0.34
5:42AM
0.28
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:16
Sunset---8:58-------8:58-------8:57----
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C1416171713121111151717161210991417191712111111
Feels °C (?)1315151410988121211108666121516149899
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