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Rabbit Island surf break

Rabbit Island surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
16.8° C
 (Which is 2.7°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 12AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
N
1.4
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
NNE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)135574121246121212641212313141414131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30046339131333133373444434
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		offoffoffglasscross-
on		onononglassglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
3.75
11:33AM
4.00
11:38PM
3.72
12:06PM
4.02
12:15AM
3.69
12:38PM
3.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
1.09
4:56AM
1.05
5:11PM
1.09
5:31AM
1.07
5:42PM
1.09
6:08AM
1.11
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:52--
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222016141313192022211513121216171715131211121719
Feels °C (?)212016141212181821211410101115151514131210121617
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