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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.9
NW
0.1
N
0.6
NW
0.1
N
0.4
NW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NE
0.5
ENE
0.1
N
0.4
E
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
NNW
0.4
N
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)34858642320319181871712121244555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)324101021672000128335106193264
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
3.18
3:10AM
3.06
3:34PM
2.94
4:06AM
2.86
4:37PM
2.70
5:18AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.33
9:17AM
0.50
9:43PM
0.57
10:16AM
0.74
10:48PM
0.80
11:37AM
0.91
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-8:19-------8:17-------8:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181614131416212222201614131318201917161615151821
Feels °C (?)151414111112181921201511101117181716171715151819
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