Rabbit Island surf break

Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
NNW
0.1
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)16141313141416181212121415151414141313413555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)544444563334444443320312138
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on
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on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
4.19
1:38AM
4.13
1:52PM
4.01
2:18AM
3.95
2:40PM
3.76
3:04AM
3.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.60
7:19AM
0.64
7:40PM
0.80
8:04AM
0.89
8:29PM
1.04
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:35-------7:34----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141817161413121216201916141312121418181715151414
Feels °C (?)141715161413111116191715131211111417161815151313
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