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Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 29 Jan 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
19.5° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.8
NW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
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
0.4
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)5418566544411111511111113-141445512
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2876405134842222422330447181211
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
W
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
0
NE
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		glassoncross-
on		glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
3.36
7:22PM
3.48
8:35AM
3.56
8:37PM
3.60
9:38AM
3.88
9:42PM
3.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
1.26
1:39AM
1.29
2:31PM
1.09
2:56AM
1.14
3:32PM
0.86
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise-6:26-------6:28-------6:30------
Sunset-----8:51-------8:50-------8:49--
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131318222222181615141819191815141312171920201715
Feels °C (?)121115202121151414141818171715131311161819201613
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