Schnappers Point surf break

Schnappers Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Schnappers Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Schnappers Point sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today?

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 11PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (01 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)4415---1414--3--5-555554555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1140000000100102272520126233836
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
N
10
N
5
NW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
3.25
11:00AM
3.34
11:20PM
3.33
11:34AM
3.36
11:52PM
3.35
12:06PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
0.16
4:49AM
0.19
5:08PM
0.08
5:24AM
0.13
5:40PM
0.06
5:57AM
0.13
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-
Sunset-7:19-------7:17-------7:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151412111111131616151312121113161817151313141618
Feels °C (?)131311101010121414141311121013151717121011131517
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