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Schnappers Point Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Schnappers Point surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today?
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 24 | 60 | 127 | 173 | 215 | 337 | 437 | 377 | 235 | 205 | 177 | 113 | 86 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 19 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:20PM 2.67 | 7:00AM 2.59 | 7:29PM 2.83 | 8:01AM 2.78 | 8:22PM 3.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:57AM 0.96 | 12:49AM 0.85 | 1:13PM 0.82 | 1:51AM 0.66 | 2:09PM 0.62 | 2:38AM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay
Continuing clean conditions at Schnappers Point (calm at Nelson East wx 9 km from Schnappers Point). No surfable waves
1 h 39 min ago
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