Schnappers Point surf break

Schnappers Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in 4hr 48 min 55 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
54.3°F
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today?

The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 6AM is: 6ft 9s primary swell from a North direction and 5ft 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in 4 hr 48 min 55 s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (ft) & direction (?)
4.5
N
5.5
N
5.5
N
6
N
6
N
5
N
4.5
NNW
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
4.5
NNE
5
NNE
8
NNE
10
NNE
6.5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
4.5
N
4
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
N
4.5
N
4
N
2.5
NNW
2
NNW
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
4.5
N
2.5
NNW
5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
2.5
N
2
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNW
1
NNW
1.5
NNW
3
N
3.5
N
4.5
NNW
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2
N
2
N
1.5
N
1
NNW
1.5
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
Period(s) (?)10999888777788869998899991314141413881717167151515157776655567788888137887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)30181882988371456741716710610610913823229801283631347611614258215590705539618529289229198194104811333604682021461311294366363112915369026393110884643296033141110
Wind
(mph)
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
N
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
W
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (ft)
9:04PM
9.61
9:24AM
9.38
9:46PM
10.04
10:06AM
9.74
10:27PM
10.47
10:46AM
10.04
11:07PM
10.76
11:27AM
10.24
11:46PM
10.93
12:08PM
10.3
12:26AM
10.96
12:50PM
10.27
1:09AM
10.83
1:35PM
10.11
1:54AM
10.5
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
3:20AM
1.97
3:35PM
1.64
4:02AM
1.51
4:15PM
1.28
4:42AM
1.12
4:55PM
0.98
5:22AM
0.82
5:33PM
0.79
6:01AM
0.66
6:13PM
0.75
6:41AM
0.62
6:54PM
0.89
7:23AM
0.75
7:38PM
1.18
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Sunrise----7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------
Sunset------5:13-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-----
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Rain (in)
0.10.30.20.10.0---0.00.10.10.10.00.00.60.90.60.0-------0.00.00.00.20.10.10.10.10.10.10.00.00.0--------0.20.20.10.0----------
Temp. °F505052525455555555545554555554555755545252545554525252525254545454545454545555545048464648525454525050505052555046454648
Feels °F (?)484850505455555555525248525246485048485052525452484648454545454546464646465254524645434345504545464643454546504343394345
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. Building clean swell was only waist-high when I arrived but soon increased to shoulder high on the sets and tending head-high by dusk. Apart from two surfers at the beach-break, nobody else in. A rare treat. Very light offshore. Overcast but dry.

    Delaware Bay Point, 10 km away
  2. Building swell on Wedenesday afternoon with about 15 surfers enjoying glassy head-high+ waves. Overcast but dry.

    Schnappers Point
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