Schnappers Point surf break

Schnappers Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.5
NNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.9
NW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)7744445111111566610979887776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4261717131032252423202326139910111111
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
SW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
S
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
ononononglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
2.77
8:30PM
2.72
8:54AM
2.95
9:23PM
2.92
9:42AM
3.13
10:07PM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.71
2:40AM
0.69
3:13PM
0.50
3:30AM
0.48
3:56PM
0.30
4:12AM
0.31
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:39-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:22-------7:21----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C171819181716161616202019161413121513131111111011
Feels °C (?)18192019171616171720212016108813101089989
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