Rabbit Island surf break

Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rabbit Island today?

The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 10PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)22s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
NW
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)222152076616161616161616201616161515151599
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)902011100000007000000022
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
0
ENE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
W
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
3.51
4:52AM
3.57
5:37PM
3.44
6:02AM
3.52
7:07PM
3.49
7:15AM
3.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
1.38
10:55AM
1.36
11:55PM
1.38
12:10PM
1.39
1:04AM
1.29
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise------7:46-------7:45-------7:43-
Sunset5:20-------5:21-------5:22-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C128655459107554459107655559
Feels °C (?)1073221278522112785422227
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Rabbit Island (light winds from the SE at NelsonAeroAws 7 km from Rabbit Island). No surfable waves

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1 h 35 min ago

6 km/h
SE
Clean
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