Schnappers Point surf break

Schnappers Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 13 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is 3.2°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 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)--
Evening (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
NW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.2
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)44541312111666556677135577766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0811633254441323556353624173215109984
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
10
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
2.70
5:55AM
2.52
6:23PM
2.66
7:03AM
2.58
7:25PM
2.70
8:00AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
0.84
12:01PM
0.95
12:46AM
0.81
1:11PM
0.89
1:45AM
0.72
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise-----6:00-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:20-------8:22-------8:22------
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----------111----------
Temp. °C1415131212121618191914141411141617171110991415
Feels °C (?)141411101010131417161111127910111277661212
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