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Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
SE
0.1
N
1.1
E
1.4
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)101141745161616161615154151514141414134413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220648965555554204444444663
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
NE
5
NNE
25
E
20
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
3.84
10:48PM
3.67
11:14AM
3.97
11:28PM
3.79
11:50AM
4.08
12:08AM
3.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
1.20
4:29PM
1.15
5:01AM
1.00
5:05PM
1.01
5:39AM
0.82
5:42PM
0.89
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:16------
Sunset-----8:59-------8:58-------8:58--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11111517201713119915182119121099151820191413
Feels °C (?)9914151412118661316181610876131518161211
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