Tahunanui bar surf break

Tahunanui bar surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 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
12.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tahunanui bar today?

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui bar at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)131312121288887777136109111010181716168887172121201918171616616161619161616151515151515151516161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23823517511782512121111010576137101293734332711110003836323027261000002524222222222222222226262524242322
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
0
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
N
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
N
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
4.12
1:35PM
3.77
1:47AM
4.02
2:20PM
3.70
2:35AM
3.87
3:10PM
3.62
3:31AM
3.71
4:06PM
3.52
4:35AM
3.58
5:20PM
3.44
5:45AM
3.53
6:50PM
3.49
6:58AM
3.57
8:07PM
3.71
8:06AM
3.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.79
7:26PM
0.79
7:50AM
0.86
8:13PM
0.95
8:41AM
0.98
9:12PM
1.13
9:39AM
1.12
10:29PM
1.26
10:48AM
1.24
11:48PM
1.26
12:03PM
1.28
12:57AM
1.17
1:17PM
1.22
2:00AM
1.02
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise--7:48-------7:47-------7:47-------7:46-------7:45-------7:45-------7:43-------7:43-
Sunset----5:16-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20-------5:21-------5:22-------5:22-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8891214108777811111098776101287676711119877661011876557121087655691087665611
Feels °C (?)4458116444459977655379642434997654338864311397543223675433239
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Tahunanui bar (light winds from the WSW at NelsonAeroAws 5 km from Tahunanui bar). A 1.6m groundswell from the NNW

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15 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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