Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.9° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
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
Period(s) (?)998888888148998813810991010914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571178610882614329202056711312222224
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
4.32
11:22PM
4.38
11:33AM
4.21
12:04AM
4.26
12:22PM
4.01
12:49AM
4.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
0.36
5:13AM
0.31
5:34PM
0.50
5:58AM
0.50
6:25PM
0.70
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:49-------5:46-----
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-29121-----------------
Temp. °C1314151312101010121616131098791312108776
Feels °C (?)13131310116779141310653359865442
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