Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 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
18.9° C
(Which is 4.3°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 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (29 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (29 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tue
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.9
NNW
1
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)666665555544577766776665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11111161425158715519942043769256363336951235419
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
5
N
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
N
15
NE
10
E
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
3.26
5:09PM
3.46
5:53AM
3.32
6:13PM
3.57
6:56AM
3.47
7:14PM
3.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
1.33
11:27PM
1.30
11:57AM
1.31
12:32AM
1.15
1:07PM
1.16
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tue
02
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:48------
Sunset-----8:39-------8:40-------8:42--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------35----------
Temp. °C121318202120171514141618161716141313181818181413
Feels °C (?)11914171819151312131414141814111010151415161211
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