Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 Feb 2026 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
22.0° C
(Which is 4.2°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 9PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (15 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (15 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111212121116161110164441515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333333332233325522565544
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
0
NNW
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
3.52
9:48PM
3.48
10:19AM
3.77
10:30PM
3.68
10:54AM
4.00
11:11PM
3.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
1.31
4:01AM
1.10
4:12PM
1.09
4:41AM
0.83
4:49PM
0.87
5:16AM
0.61
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset---8:30-------8:30-------8:29----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C162121191514131416212119151514131719191816151515
Feels °C (?)141919151197911181614121312111617171715141415
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