Tahunanui Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 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
21.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 5PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (21 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
0.4
NW
1.3
NW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)8812126574655555414148844455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)753375171111933211242001167422
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
N
15
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglassononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
4.25
1:43AM
4.02
1:54PM
4.09
2:21AM
3.91
2:39PM
3.87
3:03AM
3.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
0.51
7:33AM
0.57
7:52PM
0.65
8:14AM
0.77
8:37PM
0.87
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:22-------8:22-------8:20----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151817161413121315202422161311111517181614141616
Feels °C (?)121514151299111417181815119101415161413121312
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