Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)--
Evening (02 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NW
0.2
NNW
0.5
NW
0.6
NNW
1.1
NW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)--1414-233---4455544554554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)000001110006156020116726321622286
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
5
NE
0
N
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglassglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
4.16
11:16PM
4.10
11:28AM
4.16
11:49PM
4.12
11:59AM
4.09
12:22AM
4.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
0.56
4:59PM
0.48
5:13AM
0.53
5:30PM
0.50
5:42AM
0.58
6:01PM
0.58
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:43-----
Sunset-----7:17-------7:15-------7:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111113161615131212111315171814131313151818171615
Feels °C (?)101012141414121111101213161811101011141718181615
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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