Pohara Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
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Pohara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pohara Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s

Table - waves today at Pohara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.3
W
0.6
NW
0.6
NNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.6
N
1.2
N
1.7
N
2.2
N
2.5
N
3
N
3.5
N
3
N
Period(s) (?)3101114554433412127335678991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)200021311317221000221696000000
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
4.31
7:32AM
4.16
8:09PM
4.61
8:19AM
4.44
8:45PM
4.83
8:59AM
4.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
1.16
1:50PM
1.28
2:10AM
0.89
2:33PM
0.99
2:47AM
0.70
3:08PM
0.76
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:20---
Sunset-------6:21-------6:22-------6:22
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
----231------------13101623
Temp. °C119988899866591212111111121314141413
Feels °C (?)756556665332777776677776
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Pohara Beach (fresh winds from the W at FarewellSpitAws 33 km from Pohara Beach). No surfable waves

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33 km away, 1 h 21 min ago

31 km/h
W
0.0
13.8
Air / Water (°C)
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