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Rabbit Island surf break

Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 3.1°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 10AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.6
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)1011744555161616151544414141414134413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22210489668355555420221444444663
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
0
NE
5
NNE
20
E
15
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
3.81
11:05PM
3.65
11:31AM
3.93
11:45PM
3.76
12:07PM
4.03
12:25AM
3.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
1.33
4:36PM
1.27
5:08AM
1.14
5:12PM
1.14
5:46AM
0.97
5:49PM
1.03
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:16------
Sunset-----8:59-------8:59-------8:58--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101518201813109815192119121099151920191413
Feels °C (?)8814161515128761316181710877141618161212
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