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Rabbit Island Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rabbit Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 80 | 25 | 0 | 99 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:09AM 3.71 | 2:34PM 3.60 | 3:08AM 3.41 | 3:39PM 3.30 | 4:23AM 3.18 | 5:20PM 3.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:59AM 1.13 | 8:38PM 1.31 | 9:02AM 1.40 | 10:11PM 1.55 | 10:22AM 1.59 | 11:48PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay
The wind is still offshore at Rabbit Island (fresh winds from the SW at NelsonAeroAws 7 km from Rabbit Island). No surfable waves
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