Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 13 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.8° C
(Which is 4.0°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 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
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 (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
NW
0.1
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)666661313131313315121212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1727262315141414581410333333333322
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
3.08
8:53AM
3.28
8:59PM
3.27
9:40AM
3.52
9:48PM
3.48
10:19AM
3.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
1.68
2:05AM
1.61
2:48PM
1.51
3:11AM
1.39
3:33PM
1.31
4:01AM
1.10
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:50--
Sunset-8:34-------8:32-------8:30------
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
3----------11-----------
Temp. °C191918171616181919171716141215211817161414141620
Feels °C (?)2121201816161918171618171411131814121110991116
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