Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
18.8° C
(Which is 4.4°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 12PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (26 Nov)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
1.3
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.6
NNW
0.9
N
1.2
NNW
1.3
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)1557788787867777767765666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)769025438937728221028385151116295294183128104793062997556603922
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
0
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
0
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
3.50
2:13PM
3.59
2:51AM
3.38
3:04PM
3.48
3:48AM
3.29
4:03PM
3.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
1.15
8:12PM
1.26
8:54AM
1.21
9:10PM
1.35
9:44AM
1.28
10:16PM
1.38
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:37-------8:38--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
13232-----122---1-1-----
Temp. °C161717171717171716161718181717171717182020191716
Feels °C (?)141413131516181817171515171617181817212020191816
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