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Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
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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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | N 16 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | |
1 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 67 | 22 | 21 | 48 | 128 | 181 | 199 | 320 | 339 | 303 | 388 | 477 | 555 | 569 | 870 | 1528 | 1487 | 1137 | 1112 | 1010 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:18PM3.54m | 00:32AM3.73m | 1:01PM3.41m | 1:10AM3.52m | 1:50PM3.28m | 1:57AM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM1.12m | 6:24AM1.17m | 7:07PM1.25m | 7:08AM1.32m | 7:55PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | — | — | 38 | 22 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 |
— | — | 18 | 45 | 67 | — | — | 48 | 128 | 181 | 199 | 320 | 339 | 303 | 388 | 477 | 555 | 569 | 870 | 1528 | 1487 | 1137 | 1112 | 1010 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 100 | 2 | 117 | 122 | 185 | 185 | 122 | 122 | 123 | 123 | 178 | 180 | 193 | 384 | 494 | 122 | 307 | 204 |
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