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Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
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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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 12 | — | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 92 | 46 | 44 | 109 | 199 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:28PM4.04m | 11:40AM3.67m | 11:59PM3.92m | 12:18PM3.54m | 00:32AM3.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.86m | 5:15AM0.93m | 5:43PM0.98m | 5:48AM1.03m | 6:23PM1.12m | 6:24AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NW 16 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 57 | 46 | 44 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — |
3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 29 | 32 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 52 | 92 | — | — | 109 | 199 | 233 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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