Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tahunanui bar today?

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui bar at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
NNW
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
2
NNE
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.9
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.4
N
0.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.4
NNW
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)10999888777788869998899991314141413881717167151515157776655567788888137887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)30181882988371456741716710610610913823229801283631347611614258215590705539618529289229198194104811333604682021461311294366363112915369026393110884643296033141110
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
W
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
5
W
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassglassonononononononononononononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
3.79
9:18AM
3.61
9:51PM
3.93
10:02AM
3.74
10:29PM
4.03
10:44AM
3.84
11:06PM
4.12
11:26AM
3.88
11:44PM
4.17
12:08PM
3.86
12:22AM
4.17
12:51PM
3.82
1:03AM
4.12
1:35PM
3.77
1:47AM
4.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
1.20
3:27PM
1.13
3:39AM
1.06
4:14PM
0.96
4:18AM
0.94
4:55PM
0.80
4:58AM
0.85
5:33PM
0.68
5:39AM
0.79
6:09PM
0.64
6:21AM
0.77
6:46PM
0.68
7:04AM
0.79
7:26PM
0.79
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Sunrise----7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------
Sunset------5:13-------5:14-------5:14-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:16-----
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Rain (mm)
2531-----132121422151--------114222222111-------15521----------
Temp. °C91011111213131313121212131312121413121111121212111111111112121212121212121313121098891012121191010101113108779
Feels °C (?)8910101213131313119911118899101010111112109107777788888111211875679778788781075457
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. Building clean swell was only waist-high when I arrived but soon increased to shoulder high on the sets and tending head-high by dusk. Apart from two surfers at the beach-break, nobody else in. A rare treat. Very light offshore. Overcast but dry.

    Delaware Bay Point, 21 km away
  2. Building swell on Wedenesday afternoon with about 15 surfers enjoying glassy head-high+ waves. Overcast but dry.

    Schnappers Point, 11 km away
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