Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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Tahunanui bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tahunanui bar sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tahunanui bar today?

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui bar at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Tahunanui bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)9999888888888888888810999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23019415711786848261432820181155511112222
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
SW
0
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
4.32
11:22PM
4.38
11:33AM
4.21
12:04AM
4.26
12:22PM
4.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
0.25
4:49PM
0.36
5:13AM
0.31
5:34PM
0.50
5:58AM
0.50
6:25PM
0.70
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:01-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:46---
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----179----------------
Temp. °C121213141513121111101115161310988910111086
Feels °C (?)121213131311118879131396544456542
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