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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 18 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 1.8°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 6PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
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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
0.1
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) (?)171717171616161616151515151515141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)666655555544444444444433
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
3.03
10:57PM
2.95
11:17AM
3.18
11:35PM
3.06
11:53AM
3.29
12:11AM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.48
5:05AM
0.40
5:31PM
0.34
5:42AM
0.28
6:07PM
0.23
6:18AM
0.21
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset---8:58-------8:57-------8:57----
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151718151211101015181917131110101518191712111010
Feels °C (?)121111977661114141310877121515139988
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