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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (26 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)788888886777777756666888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45884488767243828318615126351265357333020414511769123908062958461
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
2.90
2:47AM
2.68
3:11PM
2.81
3:43AM
2.60
4:09PM
2.75
4:48AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
0.64
8:38PM
0.68
8:52AM
0.74
9:30PM
0.74
9:48AM
0.83
10:31PM
0.76
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset---8:36-------8:37-------8:37----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
122-----1211---1--------
Temp. °C171717171717161717181818171717171821212016151414
Feels °C (?)131314151617171715151617161818171820202015151313
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