Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | W 4 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NE 3 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 102 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:53PM3.23m | 3:50AM2.98m | 3:58PM3.01m | 5:13AM2.93m | 5:51PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM1.80m | 9:36AM1.77m | 10:42PM1.89m | 10:58AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 17 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 54 | 87 | 93 | 97 | 103 | 69 | 87 | 65 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NW 15 | — | NW 16 | NNW 9 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NNW 7 | SSW 3 | NW 7 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | — | 11 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 2 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 102 | 29 | 194 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 8 | 77 | 77 | 109 | 142 | 77 | 208 | 482 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 8 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay | |||||||||||||||||||
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