Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 4AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (24 Feb)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
N
0.5
NNE
0.1
N
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)4444443203418181212121244445555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6311237700663333418232322383336
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
10
NNE
5
N
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
3.71
3:31PM
3.62
3:54AM
3.47
4:35PM
3.39
5:10AM
3.24
5:54PM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.87
9:05AM
1.04
9:31PM
1.12
10:19AM
1.30
10:39PM
1.34
11:55AM
1.42
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:19-------8:16-------8:15
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131316162221191916141313171918171615151517192222
Feels °C (?)12111211191718181411910151615161716161517182222
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