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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 9AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 15 | ENE 3 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 4 | NW 22 | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | |
21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:22AM2.62m | 5:03PM2.51m | 5:28AM2.70m | 6:07PM2.66m | 6:27AM2.85m | 7:03PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.87m | 11:14PM0.93m | 11:55AM0.73m | 00:19AM0.78m | 12:52PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | ENE 3 | NNW 14 | ENE 4 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NE 4 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 |
21 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 14 | ENE 4 | NNW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 15 | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 |
4 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NW 6 | E 3 | NW 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 22 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 121 | 109 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 91 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 91 | 96 | 64 | 96 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
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