Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 28 Dec 2025 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
18.7° 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 2AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (29 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.2
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.7
N
0.9
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
N
Period(s) (?)66661414131313131313131312121212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37634444333333331112141205240188167190
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
0
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
offoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
3.69
5:06AM
3.47
5:28PM
3.65
6:08AM
3.50
6:32PM
3.67
7:22AM
3.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
1.14
11:15AM
1.27
11:41PM
1.15
12:31PM
1.22
12:47AM
1.12
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-9:01-------9:01-------9:01------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------1-1-13151-----1
Temp. °C181715121212192221181314121313141314121212131414
Feels °C (?)15161410910171614128119991410119910111313
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