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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 12 pm Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today?
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 55 | 55 | 72 | 45 | 27 | 21 | 75 | 123 | 134 | 355 | 548 | 848 | 304 | 240 | 151 | 108 | 61 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:04AM 3.26 | 11:17PM 3.22 | 11:35AM 3.27 | 11:49PM 3.19 | 12:06PM 3.24 | 12:21AM 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10PM 0.23 | 5:24AM 0.18 | 5:43PM 0.24 | 5:56AM 0.23 | 6:16PM 0.29 | 6:28AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
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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). 0.9m 7s swell from the NNW with a 0.4m 15s groundswell, also from the NNW and a 0.4m 7s swell, also from the N. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 10 min ago
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