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Tahunanui Beach Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 60 | 36 | 62 | 36 | 33 | 85 | 112 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 55 | 55 | 101 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 85 | 87 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 51 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 3.16 | 6:55PM 3.25 | 7:26AM 3.47 | 7:49PM 3.49 | 8:07AM 3.78 | 8:37PM 3.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:41PM 1.45 | 1:04AM 1.24 | 1:32PM 1.16 | 1:54AM 0.96 | 2:13PM 0.85 | 2:35AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
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