Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
19.1° C
(Which is 3.0°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 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.9
NNE
0.7
N
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.1
N
1.5
NNW
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)7778888998866617161616151515151615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233437816183117415449291135175512522204543446970717567
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
N
10
NE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SW
0
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
glassglassoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
3.55
12:56AM
3.70
1:21PM
3.34
1:31AM
3.46
2:10PM
3.15
2:15AM
3.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
1.02
6:42PM
1.08
6:46AM
1.21
7:23PM
1.29
7:29AM
1.42
8:13PM
1.47
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset---6:08-------6:07-------6:06----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1212321---------------
Temp. °C161816151413141415161818161514151617181716141312
Feels °C (?)161714151412141416171819161513151617181816131211
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