Rabbit Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Nelson – Tasman Bay, New Zealand)
Photo by: Rob DaviesRabbit Island Surf Guide
Rabbit Island in Nelson - Tasman Bay is a fairly exposed point break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the south southwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Light onshore winds ruin the qulaity Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The point breaks are all lefts. Best around high tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.
Rabbit Island Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Point |  3.0 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp: |
| inconsistent | 12.2°C |
Surfing Rabbit Island:
The best conditions reported for surf at Rabbit Island occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Rabbit Island Surf:
Monday, 6 July 2020, 09:24 Local time| Monday 06 | ||||
| 9AM | 12PM | 3PM | 6PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 NNW |
 N |
 NNW |
 N |
| Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
 |
 |
 |
| Wind State | glass | cross | cross- off |
off |
Tide Times:
For Mapua, New Zealand, 4 km from Rabbit Island.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Rabbit Island Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Nelson Aerodrome, 8 km from Rabbit Island.
light winds from the NE km/h |  no report | Air temperature 11.4 °C |
Overall Rabbit Island Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in July
Wind stats for Rabbit Island: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Nelson - Tasman Bay surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Rabbit Island
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Rabbit Island:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break4 mi
- Second closest break5 mi
- Third closest break5 mi
- Fourth closest break6 mi
- Fifth closest break6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Rabbit Island:
- Closest wave buoy6 mi
- Second closest wave buoy42 mi
- Third closest wave buoy62 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy308 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy380 mi
Tide stations nearest to Rabbit Island:
- Closest tide stationMapua2 mi
- Second closest tide stationRichmond6 mi
- Third closest tide stationNelson6 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationMotueka11 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationAstrolabe Road21 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Rabbit Island is Nelson Airport (NSN) in New Zealand, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Rabbit Island is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), also in New Zealand, 67 km (42 miles) away.
- Third is Wellington International Airport (WLG) in New Zealand, 139 km (86 miles) away.
- Westport Airport (WSZ) in New Zealand is 140 km (87 miles) away.
- Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Rabbit Island and is 160 km (99 miles) away.
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