Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 5PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Afternoon (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Evening (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0.1
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)191918181818181818181717171616161616151414171416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)777666666666655555444545
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglasscross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
glassoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
4.24
11:28PM
4.11
11:34AM
4.35
12:05AM
4.23
12:11PM
4.35
12:43AM
4.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
0.45
5:21AM
0.34
5:34PM
0.33
5:56AM
0.28
6:10PM
0.32
6:33AM
0.32
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:42-------7:39-------7:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C162020171513131216181817161515141516161614131312
Feels °C (?)141817151411111015161615161414131515151514121312
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