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Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
20.9° C
 (Which is 4.0°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 2PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.5
N
1.2
NW
0.7
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)66614465151414131313131212125666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3324692301716163131302826251112303235253636
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
0
NE
0
NNE
0
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassoffglasscross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
3.27
6:24PM
3.24
6:59AM
3.25
7:26PM
3.20
8:16AM
3.35
8:26PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
1.66
12:36AM
1.57
1:26PM
1.65
1:34AM
1.56
2:23PM
1.56
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset-----9:00-------9:00-------9:00--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-151411915131051--
Temp. °C111116171719161515151313131314141414141516181716
Feels °C (?)10915141418151412131313131315141413131617181816
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