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Rabbit Island Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:24AM 3.76 | 8:54PM 3.73 | 9:03AM 4.00 | 9:38PM 3.98 | 9:42AM 4.18 | 10:19PM 4.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:20PM 0.99 | 2:42AM 0.85 | 2:58PM 0.74 | 3:22AM 0.63 | 3:35PM 0.57 | 4:00AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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