Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
19.7° 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 12AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1
NW
Period(s) (?)14141414141414141414141414145556555445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1616164161616161616444423603134231378755
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
4.26
1:56AM
3.98
2:10PM
4.07
2:38AM
3.85
2:53PM
3.87
3:20AM
3.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.67
7:54AM
0.80
8:17PM
0.84
8:30AM
0.96
9:01PM
1.04
9:09AM
1.15
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:05--
Sunset-9:02-------9:01-------9:01------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212018161515211919201817161722232626211817162022
Feels °C (?)191918151414201717211716141520212424201615151921
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