Rabbit Island surf break

Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
21.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 3AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (22 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)12121211611111111541414884125444244
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33336923330000115301131812
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
3.98
2:11PM
4.05
2:38AM
3.87
2:56PM
3.84
3:20AM
3.69
3:48PM
3.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.67
7:40AM
0.73
7:59PM
0.80
8:21AM
0.92
8:44PM
1.01
9:12AM
1.17
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:58--------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset-------8:22-------8:20-------8:19
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131111121521242314111010151818171413151519212120
Feels °C (?)1278101518202012989141616161311111217181919
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