Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
1.1
NNW
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)6777788999988888888813987
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14321925520918328329518519819415211217110380604228201017664
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
0
SSW
5
SW
0
NE
5
N
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
4.32
10:42PM
4.37
10:49AM
4.32
11:22PM
4.38
11:33AM
4.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.31
4:07PM
0.32
4:32AM
0.25
4:49PM
0.36
5:13AM
0.31
5:34PM
0.50
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:50-------5:49---
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-48673----121--------33-
Temp. °C151615151514141413131314151513111010121516111111
Feels °C (?)14121314151414141313121313131298791011888
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