Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 14 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 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (14 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
N
0.2
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)13131313131312121212121212121212111212311111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1414891433333333333323342222
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
S
5
N
5
NNE
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
WSW
15
NE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononglassglassoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
3.28
8:59PM
3.27
9:40AM
3.52
9:48PM
3.48
10:19AM
3.77
10:30PM
3.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
1.51
3:11AM
1.39
3:33PM
1.31
4:01AM
1.10
4:12PM
1.09
4:41AM
0.83
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset---8:32-------8:30-------8:30----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----121----------------
Temp. °C181919171716141316202018141414131621231916131315
Feels °C (?)191817161817131214181813108881017211714111114
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