Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Feb 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 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 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)--
Afternoon (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)14884444442344191818121212123445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)01197312228130766333338628
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
N
20
NNE
10
NE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
3.87
3:03AM
3.71
3:31PM
3.62
3:54AM
3.47
4:35PM
3.39
5:10AM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.77
8:37PM
0.87
9:05AM
1.04
9:31PM
1.12
10:19AM
1.30
10:39PM
1.34
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:20-------8:19-------8:16----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141718161313151620211919161413131719181715151415
Feels °C (?)131515141211111217171718151110111516151615151314
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