Schnappers Point surf break

Schnappers Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.9
NW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NE
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)444111111115667979787151661515415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159292524232217242088301110010010
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
W
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
S
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglassglassglassonglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
2.72
8:54AM
2.95
9:23PM
2.92
9:42AM
3.13
10:07PM
3.11
10:23AM
3.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.69
3:13PM
0.50
3:30AM
0.48
3:56PM
0.30
4:12AM
0.31
4:33PM
0.16
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:37-------7:39-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:21-------7:19
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161619191916151412151514121111111012141513
Feels °C (?)17161617171919201713981313119999811121312
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