Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)66677777889109988888888814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104155170219262233203130142891712161601521151098261422810564
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onoffglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
4.24
10:06AM
4.32
10:42PM
4.37
10:49AM
4.32
11:22PM
4.38
11:33AM
4.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.31
4:07PM
0.32
4:32AM
0.25
4:49PM
0.36
5:13AM
0.31
5:34PM
0.50
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-136445----11--------23
Temp. °C141516151416141413131213131416151311111112161312
Feels °C (?)131313141316131412131213131313121299981288
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