Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
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
W
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)981414131313149433191313171616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214443402000733655544444
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassonglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
4.04
1:14PM
3.75
1:41AM
3.76
2:16PM
3.47
2:45AM
3.49
3:30PM
3.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.70
6:49AM
0.79
7:20PM
0.93
7:54AM
1.08
8:21PM
1.15
9:19AM
1.28
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9877913141187669131412109889131311
Feels °C (?)6534610108542261010986556111110
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