Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Mar 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
20.0° C
(Which is 2.5°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 9PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
NW
0.1
N
0.7
E
0.1
N
0.4
ENE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)151561541451313131313131313121211111110212010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4419413404333333331110992982
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
NW
15
N
10
NNE
15
ESE
20
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
3.81
9:36PM
3.69
10:11AM
4.07
10:24PM
3.91
10:48AM
4.22
11:06PM
4.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.82
3:52AM
0.90
4:12PM
0.59
4:36AM
0.68
4:51PM
0.44
5:13AM
0.54
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---8:10-------8:08-------8:07----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----141-----------------
Temp. °C15201917138871116171610887121515141212109
Feels °C (?)12171615104648121312644310111010101197
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