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Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 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
21.2° C
 (Which is 3.3°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 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)--
Afternoon (09 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (09 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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 (?)
0.1
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
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
ENE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)121212121212111113451414141220204131818181816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333332241194443779366665
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
NNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
N
15
NE
5
N
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
0
NNW
15
N
10
NW
0
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoncross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offglassoncross-
on		glasscross-
off		offoffoffglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
3.47
3:53AM
3.40
4:26PM
3.23
4:44AM
3.22
5:29PM
3.05
5:57AM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
1.35
9:53AM
1.59
10:29PM
1.53
11:15AM
1.77
11:31PM
1.67
12:44PM
1.79
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:45--
Sunset-8:38-------8:37-------8:37------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191817161414171819201816161621212121181615151920
Feels °C (?)171718161414171718201714141421192122171514141919
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