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Tahunanui bar Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
19.1° C
(Which is 3.0°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 2AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 92 | 122 | 267 | 413 | 356 | 253 | 182 | 175 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 3.77 | 12:24AM 3.89 | 12:40PM 3.55 | 12:56AM 3.70 | 1:21PM 3.34 | 1:31AM 3.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:05PM 0.88 | 6:11AM 1.02 | 6:42PM 1.08 | 6:46AM 1.21 | 7:23PM 1.29 | 7:29AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
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