Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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 3.1°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 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
NNW
0.9
NW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.8
NNW
0.3
N
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NW
0.3
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1.3
NW
0.6
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)1314125513141414666147131367121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131612124231332733610093713634555511636292928585728
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
N
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
3.16
6:55PM
3.25
7:26AM
3.47
7:49PM
3.49
8:07AM
3.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
1.49
12:41PM
1.45
1:04AM
1.24
1:32PM
1.16
1:54AM
0.96
2:13PM
0.85
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset------5:59-------5:58-------5:55-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615141517191614131313131717141311111012161515
Feels °C (?)15141314141517151312121010131411118879141212
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