Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
0.8
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)99999988588888888881313799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)215264235194157117109161333142282020111355133122
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
5
S
0
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffglassglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffglassoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
4.37
10:49AM
4.32
11:22PM
4.38
11:33AM
4.21
12:04AM
4.26
12:22PM
4.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
0.25
4:49PM
0.36
5:13AM
0.31
5:34PM
0.50
5:58AM
0.50
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:46-
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1------2124------122-1---
Temp. °C1413121212141513121199111514131099910131511
Feels °C (?)1412111211131410119668141110655568128
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