Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.1°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 10PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
1
NW
0.9
NW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.4
NW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)1313131313131413131313141265655666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141313141315141313131612603310550494812253474534
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
0
SE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
S
10
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
2.99
5:08AM
2.94
5:51PM
3.08
6:33AM
3.16
6:55PM
3.25
7:26AM
3.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
1.62
11:30AM
1.67
11:59PM
1.49
12:41PM
1.45
1:04AM
1.24
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-6:02-------6:00------5:59-------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------4871-------1------
Temp. °C191615161616161617181717151416171817151313121316
Feels °C (?)171512151516161517181614121216161818141212101114
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