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Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 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
20.8° C
 (Which is 4.0°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 3PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.6
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)67446106661414551514141313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37502016111033244331917161631311252826251111
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
NNW
25
NNE
10
N
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
15
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		glassoncross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
3.35
5:47AM
3.27
6:24PM
3.24
6:59AM
3.25
7:26PM
3.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
1.56
11:38PM
1.52
12:17PM
1.66
12:36AM
1.57
1:26PM
1.65
1:34AM
1.56
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------9:00----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192119181512111116171718161514141718181714151515
Feels °C (?)151714161510101015141518151311111515151413151515
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