Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (07 May)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
10
2.4
N
10
2.3
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
10
2.3
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
1.2
N
9
1
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
123
212
367
388
477
567
466
628
643
1064
1634
1154
1037
755
605
998
868
256
173
66
72
46
24
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNE
50
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01PM3.41m
1:10AM3.52m
1:50PM3.28m
1:57AM3.32m
2:48PM3.17m
3:01AM3.18m
Low Tide
6:24AM1.17m
7:07PM1.25m
7:08AM1.32m
7:55PM1.35m
8:04AM1.48m
8:49PM1.43m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
9
8
4
11
16
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
12
10
11
11
12
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
8
12
9
11
13
12
12
10
9
6
7
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.2
N
9
1
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
474
363
256
173
63
41
29
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
17
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
N
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
11
Energy kJ
11
6
66
72
46
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
Energy kJ
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
7
2
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
10
2.4
N
10
2.3
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
10
2.3
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
61
123
212
367
388
477
567
466
628
643
1064
1634
1154
1037
755
605
998
868
1
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
122
185
178
185
122
178
178
185
180
193
193
384
122
271
120
8
2
101
2
101
112
101
101
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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