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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
21.2° C
(Which is 3.5°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 3PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (19 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (19 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
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 (?)
0.1
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
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
NW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
WNW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)16161615151414141499991061388338855
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555444444766670171144113662
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
5
NW
15
N
5
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
3.51
12:26AM
3.39
12:41PM
3.55
1:02AM
3.41
1:19PM
3.50
1:41AM
3.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
-0.04
6:32AM
0.00
6:54PM
-0.07
7:08AM
0.02
7:30PM
-0.01
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset---8:24-------8:22-------8:22----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192119211715141418222220151211101416171614121213
Feels °C (?)1718172016131112151817151188713141415129910
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