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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 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
19.8° C
 (Which is 3.0°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 11AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)--
Evening (11 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
2.1
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NNW
1.8
NW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.5
E
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.2
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
N
1.1
NW
0.1
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)65667777887773710121111111561514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1107412300000017381597450014000480416
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
20
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrossonononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
2.69
4:30PM
2.68
5:05AM
2.57
5:26PM
2.52
6:06AM
2.49
6:31PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.82
10:43PM
0.80
11:10AM
0.98
11:42PM
0.93
12:18PM
1.07
12:49AM
0.99
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset-----9:00-------9:00-------9:00--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------12---------------
Temp. °C171619222321191917151820191915121212161718191615
Feels °C (?)161517181817141314141516161613101111151515181613
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