Rabbit Island surf break

Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
16
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.5
N
8
3
N
9
2.5
N
10
2.4
N
10
2.3
N
10
2.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
5
18
45
67
22
21
48
128
181
199
320
339
303
388
477
555
569
870
1528
1487
1137
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
ENE
0
ESE
0
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
45
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:35PM3.53m
00:49AM3.71m
1:18PM3.41m
1:27AM3.51m
2:07PM3.28m
2:14AM3.32m
Low Tide
6:30PM1.25m
6:31AM1.29m
7:14PM1.37m
7:15AM1.44m
8:02PM1.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
2
3
1
2
1
5
3
4
9
19
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
16
15
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
14
15
13
13
9
15
13
16
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
11
10
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
4
38
22
21
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.5
N
8
3
N
9
2.5
N
10
2.4
N
10
2.3
N
10
2.1
N
11
Energy kJ
18
45
67
48
128
181
199
320
339
303
388
477
555
569
870
1528
1487
1137
1112
1010
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
3
5
Distance (km)
77
77
77
8
8
36
92
8
122
127
194
194
127
127
127
127
187
188
201
383
493
127
314
208
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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