Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 6PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (05 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (05 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
ENE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
1.3
NE
2.5
NNE
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)45535666667777777776111098
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7222223333142322232322365152961585861554257
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
0
ESE
10
N
0
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
0
SSE
15
SE
10
E
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
3.95
11:53PM
4.02
12:05PM
3.77
12:24AM
3.89
12:40PM
3.55
12:56AM
3.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
0.71
5:40AM
0.84
6:05PM
0.88
6:11AM
1.02
6:42PM
1.08
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:10-------6:08----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------41872--
Temp. °C151818171412121315181917151515151516141417171515
Feels °C (?)151817171210101114171816141414141516121313151516
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