Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.2°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 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.3
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)1212131212568911118111271476555667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288393592827382843252513131417209721314171198303
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
W
15
N
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossoncross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
3.78
8:37PM
3.76
8:46AM
4.04
9:21PM
4.02
9:25AM
4.23
10:02PM
4.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
0.85
2:35AM
0.70
2:51PM
0.58
3:15AM
0.47
3:28PM
0.40
3:53AM
0.31
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------13
Temp. °C13171616141514121315151413109101316171614141516
Feels °C (?)10141212111297888877571014161512121212
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