Rabbit Island surf break

Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Rabbit Island today?

The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
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 (?)
0.4
N
0.4
ENE
1
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.9
NE
2.2
NNE
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.9
NNW
0.9
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.7
N
1.4
NNW
1
N
0.8
N
0.5
NNW
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
N
0.9
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.7
NNW
0.4
NW
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)7491010999888777777868888898999118812127167715815151514714651515567777612128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1471613003563253112973182261721311068381861471992325853582171381531771711751891570111105000010366010000400044125985856750290050
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
SE
0
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
0
W
0
S
5
ESE
0
NNE
0
S
0
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
25
E
15
ENE
15
N
10
NNE
0
N
0
S
5
WSW
5
NE
0
ESE
0
N
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
W
0
NE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
N
5
WSW
0
E
5
SW
0
SSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
3.45
9:29PM
3.76
9:35AM
3.59
10:08PM
3.89
10:19AM
3.72
10:46PM
3.99
11:01AM
3.81
11:23PM
4.07
11:43AM
3.84
12:01AM
4.12
12:25PM
3.83
12:39AM
4.12
1:08PM
3.79
1:20AM
4.08
1:52PM
3.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
1.40
3:07AM
1.32
3:34PM
1.26
3:46AM
1.19
4:21PM
1.09
4:25AM
1.08
5:02PM
0.94
5:05AM
1.00
5:40PM
0.84
5:46AM
0.94
6:16PM
0.80
6:28AM
0.92
6:53PM
0.83
7:11AM
0.93
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise7:52-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset--5:13-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-
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Rain (mm)
211235321-----2211730172------------11-------------14-1-------
Temp. °C78999910101112131212121212121312131312111010121311109999131311111110101012121198778910109888911139
Feels °C (?)57888891011121312121211101011991199991112109877791099991091111107655689108767710117
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