Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.2°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 6PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
1
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
2.2
NNE
2
N
2.4
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
N
2
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)1211111112121111101091010109998555554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4824441867512451117141512539078436655573775393556040511824251276
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
SW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
0
NW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
3.25
5:13AM
3.19
5:57PM
3.15
7:04AM
3.25
7:21PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.34
10:35PM
1.38
11:58AM
1.41
12:08AM
1.45
1:21PM
1.25
1:38AM
1.34
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:28-------7:25----
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
359465243431------------
Temp. °C131415141415161618181919181717151819201917171615
Feels °C (?)121314121313141415141617171819141919202117181615
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