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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
1
NW
0.9
NW
1.5
NW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.2
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.6
NNW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)13131314126566666131414136661212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29133316115835148209184160133576111501281659559575600
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:57-------
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
152----------------------
Temp. °C171717161515161818161514141314161614121212111315
Feels °C (?)1617161413141616151312111110111311101010981113
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