Rabbit Island surf break

Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
0.8
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)999999885888888158881313799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21526423519415711710916133314228181811455133122
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
4.31
11:06AM
4.26
11:39PM
4.31
11:50AM
4.16
12:21AM
4.20
12:39PM
3.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
0.43
4:56PM
0.54
5:20AM
0.49
5:41PM
0.66
6:05AM
0.67
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset------5:51-------5:49-------5:47-
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---1--2103------112-1---
Temp. °C1312111011141513111198101515131098910131512
Feels °C (?)1311109101314121010758131311755558129
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