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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (25 Mar)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.9
N
1.5
N
2
N
2.3
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)555566151412911111212121111101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8544671734481275179881444177513741280146511021034842563399271188
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
2.87
3:51AM
2.87
4:28PM
2.63
5:07AM
2.69
5:53PM
2.50
6:34AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.50
9:25PM
0.63
10:06AM
0.75
10:35PM
0.86
11:30AM
0.91
12:06AM
0.96
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:29-------7:27----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171919181615151414151415151516171819191818171615
Feels °C (?)181920181413141313131113121213141516171617161616
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