Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
N
0.8
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
NW
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)444451111115567996944776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5192114272524231321252188401211111111
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
S
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
SSW
15
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
SE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
3.44
9:06AM
3.76
9:18PM
3.66
9:46AM
3.96
10:01PM
3.86
10:22AM
4.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
1.01
2:44AM
1.11
3:10PM
0.79
3:31AM
0.87
3:49PM
0.61
4:10AM
0.68
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-
Sunset-7:24-------7:22-------7:21------
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-2----------------------
Temp. °C191817171616162019191615131215151412111111111214
Feels °C (?)20191818171717201920171278141211989991112
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