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Schnappers Point Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Schnappers Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 09 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today?
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 9AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 111 | 74 | 451 | 73 | 82 | 111 | 171 | 197 | 227 | 237 | 185 | 145 | 89 | 87 | 53 | 125 | 51 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:42AM 3.50 | 10:58PM 3.66 | 11:21AM 3.56 | 11:38PM 3.63 | 12:01PM 3.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:34AM -0.14 | 4:49PM -0.10 | 5:11AM -0.20 | 5:28PM -0.12 | 5:50AM -0.16 | 6:08PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay
Continuing clean conditions at Schnappers Point (calm at Nelson East wx 9 km from Schnappers Point). 0.2m 3s local chop from the NNW with a 0.1m 12s groundswell, also from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 34 min ago
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