Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
1.1
NW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.3
N
1.1
NW
0.3
N
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131313141313131314121313566146136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1414141413131413151413131316111231628654327531102
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
ENE
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononglassoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
2.99
5:08AM
2.94
5:51PM
3.08
6:33AM
3.16
6:55PM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
1.73
10:34PM
1.62
11:30AM
1.67
11:59PM
1.49
12:41PM
1.45
1:04AM
1.24
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:00------5:59-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------264-------121---
Temp. °C152019161515161715161717171716141616161615131212
Feels °C (?)131817151313141514151717161513121516171715121110
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