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Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 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
19.9° C
 (Which is 3.2°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 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
NNW
1
NW
0.8
NNW
1.2
NW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.5
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)141455565554135666665666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44454281022614883695372691486974101114170182207203
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
0
NW
0
WNW
5
SW
5
N
15
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
3.85
2:53PM
3.87
3:20AM
3.69
3:40PM
3.68
4:02AM
3.53
4:29PM
3.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
0.96
9:01PM
1.04
9:09AM
1.15
9:48PM
1.25
9:56AM
1.37
10:41PM
1.41
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-6:03-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset-----9:01-------9:01-------9:01--
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C161622232324201816162122232319171514192424232019
Feels °C (?)141320222223201615151920212219191614192219191717
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