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Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.9
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
N
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)4101044175551616161615154415141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302200650936855555413154444444
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
N
5
NNE
20
E
15
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassoncrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
3.51
10:38AM
3.84
10:48PM
3.67
11:14AM
3.97
11:28PM
3.79
11:50AM
4.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
1.20
4:29PM
1.15
5:01AM
1.00
5:05PM
1.01
5:39AM
0.82
5:42PM
0.89
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:13-------6:15-------6:16----
Sunset-------8:59-------8:58-------8:58
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141211111517201913111091418201913109914191918
Feels °C (?)1110991415151510987131617161176711171715
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