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Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 3.3°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 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.5
NNE
0.2
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
ESE
0.1
N
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
SE
0.1
N
1.1
E
1.4
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)7777666123333113441011417451616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)231515877201166302821172206429355
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
5
WSW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
N
5
W
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
N
10
NNE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		onglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassoncrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
3.52
9:19PM
3.36
10:00AM
3.69
10:06PM
3.51
10:38AM
3.84
10:48PM
3.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
1.50
3:10PM
1.44
3:26AM
1.38
3:51PM
1.29
4:16AM
1.20
4:29PM
1.15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset-----9:00-------8:59-------8:59--
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1111262-1-------------
Temp. °C161516161817161414141415181713121110151619191311
Feels °C (?)171517161715151414141314161610109814141515109
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