Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
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
Period(s) (?)111413151515154414513131313131313131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244444461240433333333111099
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
N
10
NNE
15
E
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
0
WSW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
off
offoffoffglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
3.45
9:28AM
3.81
9:36PM
3.69
10:11AM
4.07
10:24PM
3.91
10:48AM
4.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
1.15
3:27PM
0.82
3:52AM
0.90
4:12PM
0.59
4:36AM
0.68
4:51PM
0.44
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------8:10-------8:08-------8:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------141-------------
Temp. °C141212111520201713897111617161188712141514
Feels °C (?)131010912171715104749121313855410101010
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