Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (05 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (05 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.9
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)445455555566666667777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81330107744222333231321322323335174
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
SE
0
N
5
N
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
0
E
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonoffcross-
off
offglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
4.10
12:31PM
3.95
12:53AM
4.02
1:05PM
3.77
1:24AM
3.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.58
6:10AM
0.69
6:33PM
0.71
6:40AM
0.84
7:05PM
0.88
7:11AM
1.02
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------7:45-------7:46-------7:47-
Sunset-7:15-------7:13-------7:10------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716151415151718171514131315181817161616151716
Feels °C (?)161616151416151718171313111114181716151516141716
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