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Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Tahunanui Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tahunanui Beach sea temperature is
19.9° C
 (Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 6AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1
NW
0.6
NNW
1.3
NW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1
NW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)14141414135565554456666656666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44444521911626149875153927213877578881164176
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
N
15
N
30
N
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
3.85
2:53PM
3.87
3:20AM
3.69
3:40PM
3.68
4:02AM
3.53
4:29PM
3.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.84
8:30AM
0.96
9:01PM
1.04
9:09AM
1.15
9:48PM
1.25
9:56AM
1.37
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---6:03-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset-------9:01-------9:01-------9:01
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191716162222252421171616212124231917151418232523
Feels °C (?)181514132021242321151415201922221918151418212019
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