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Schnappers Point surf break

Schnappers Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
18.3° C
 (Which is 3.9°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 1PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (26 Nov)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
1.3
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.6
NNW
0.9
N
1.2
NNW
1.3
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)1557788787867777767765666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)769025438937728221028385151116295294183128104793062997556603922
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
N
25
N
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
2.78
2:21PM
2.90
2:47AM
2.68
3:11PM
2.81
3:43AM
2.60
4:09PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
0.64
8:38PM
0.68
8:52AM
0.74
9:30PM
0.74
9:48AM
0.83
10:31PM
0.76
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset-----8:36-------8:37-------8:37--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
12123-----122---211-----
Temp. °C161717171717171717171718181717171717181920191616
Feels °C (?)151413131516171818171515161617181817202020191717
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