Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.7
N
1.1
N
1.6
N
2.1
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
Period(s) (?)8888881413131312776444678991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)846343313018361817171554410111780232541951121217301509
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
SW
10
SE
0
SW
5
SE
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
0
NE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
NNW
45
N
40
N
40
N
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
3.54
7:57AM
3.42
8:34PM
3.78
8:44AM
3.64
9:10PM
3.96
9:24AM
3.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
1.03
2:15PM
1.13
2:35AM
0.82
2:58PM
0.90
3:12AM
0.67
3:33PM
0.72
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----6:22-------6:20-------6:18---
Sunset-------6:20-------6:21-------6:22
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---11---------------2467
Temp. °C98788109997658911111111101213131313
Feels °C (?)634766668542666667655668
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Tahunanui bar (light winds from the SSE at NelsonAeroAws 5 km from Tahunanui bar). 1.3m 8s swell from the N with a 0.4m 10s swell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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11 km/h
SSE
Cross-Off
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