Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
SW
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)131313109821219131317161616151414141413-1318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434221037336555444443036
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
WNW
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglassglassonglassglassoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
3.75
1:41AM
3.76
2:16PM
3.47
2:45AM
3.49
3:30PM
3.28
4:08AM
3.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
0.79
7:20PM
0.93
7:54AM
1.08
8:21PM
1.15
9:19AM
1.28
9:31PM
1.33
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:43-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9121411866691213111088791314121010109
Feels °C (?)6910953226999855461112108887
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