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Schnappers Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | |
21 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:54PM2.46m | 4:22AM2.62m | 5:03PM2.51m | 5:28AM2.70m | 6:07PM2.66m | 6:27AM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.98m | 10:50AM0.87m | 11:14PM0.93m | 11:55AM0.73m | 00:19AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | ENE 4 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NNW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
9 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 7 | E 5 | E 7 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 15 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 22 |
21 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 157 | 157 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 128 | 19 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 91 | 64 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 98 |
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