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Whangamoa surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Whangamoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangamoa sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whangamoa today?
The current surf forecast for Whangamoa at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whangamoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 160 | 57 | 40 | 41 | 53 | 130 | 163 | 95 | 52 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 75 | 8 | 39 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | on | on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:26AM 3.23 | 12:49PM 3.40 | 1:15AM 3.10 | 1:38PM 3.26 | 2:06AM 2.94 | 2:29PM 3.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 0.11 | 7:02PM 0.14 | 7:17AM 0.24 | 7:51PM 0.28 | 8:06AM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 18 |
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