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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 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | - | - | - |
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 kJ (?) | 63 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:39PM 4.31 | 11:50AM 4.16 | 12:21AM 4.20 | 12:39PM 3.97 | 1:06AM 4.00 | 1:31PM 3.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:20AM 0.49 | 5:41PM 0.66 | 6:05AM 0.67 | 6:32PM 0.85 | 6:56AM 0.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
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