Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.6
NW
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)15151414141414141313131313131313141313131314512
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696734333334361614141414131314131514131314162212
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
3.02
3:23AM
2.97
4:35PM
2.99
5:08AM
2.94
5:51PM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
1.62
9:16PM
1.60
9:55AM
1.73
10:34PM
1.62
11:30AM
1.67
11:59PM
1.49
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:02-------6:00----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------164-----
Temp. °C151919171412121215191816151717161617171717161514
Feels °C (?)131718161210101013181715131516151516161616141313
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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