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Tahunanui Beach Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Tahunanui Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Tahunanui Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tahunanui Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 89 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 60 | 97 | 136 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:51AM 3.42 | 3:22PM 3.30 | 4:06AM 3.17 | 5:03PM 3.13 | 5:36AM 3.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:31PM 1.19 | 8:55AM 1.28 | 10:04PM 1.44 | 10:15AM 1.49 | 11:41PM 1.44 | 11:53AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay
The wind is still cross-on at Tahunanui Beach (light winds from the ENE at NelsonAeroAws 3 km from Tahunanui Beach). 0.9m 9s swell from the NNW with a 0.3m 14s groundswell, also from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 h 20 min ago
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