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Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
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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 1.5°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 11PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 7 | |
157 | 278 | 348 | 453 | 555 | 443 | 514 | 628 | 877 | 1380 | 1203 | 998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:18PM3.41m | 1:27AM3.51m | 2:07PM3.28m | 2:14AM3.32m | 3:05PM3.18m | 3:18AM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM1.37m | 7:15AM1.44m | 8:02PM1.47m | 8:11AM1.59m | 8:56PM1.54m | 9:22AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 11 | N 8 | NNW 12 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | 281 | 55 | 186 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | NNW 11 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | — | 97 | — | 47 | 40 | 22 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | WSW 2 |
157 | 278 | 348 | 453 | 555 | 443 | 514 | 628 | 877 | 1380 | 1203 | 998 | 910 | 847 | 786 | 530 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 188 | 201 | 194 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 188 | 188 | 201 | 379 | 122 | 208 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 122 | 118 | 108 | 108 | 77 |
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