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Rabbit Island surf break

Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.5° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rabbit Island today?

The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 6PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.9
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
S
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
—
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)13131345121212185181212114111111151111-1716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33353133364563320222422055
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassglassonononoffglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
3.45
7:19AM
3.36
7:39PM
3.47
8:52AM
3.55
8:54PM
3.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
1.46
12:24AM
1.45
1:29PM
1.38
1:46AM
1.41
2:38PM
1.22
3:03AM
1.26
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30
Sunset---8:52-------8:51-------8:50----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161919181514121219222423171514131820201815141312
Feels °C (?)161717171514111017212322151414121918181715141311
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