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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)8111313136566778888888898888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)000003084165000932842765527523414330293258217176144119
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onoffglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
3.32
9:30AM
3.45
9:54PM
3.50
10:12AM
3.55
10:35PM
3.59
10:54AM
3.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.11
3:44PM
-0.06
4:04AM
-0.03
4:24PM
-0.14
4:45AM
-0.09
5:04PM
-0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------1125969511-----33
Temp. °C131210101216171616161616151515151413131213151514
Feels °C (?)8877914141212101111121212131213121113141311
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