Whangamoa surf break

Whangamoa surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whangamoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamoa at 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Afternoon (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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

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Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.6
NNW
2.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.2
NW
0.5
N
0.9
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.8
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)666678999998888787111111666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)011281166633124713077735874754023021841281201562983313030000
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
50
NW
50
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
NW
10
N
5
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
ononglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
3.14
11:25AM
3.20
11:39PM
3.11
11:56AM
3.17
12:11AM
3.04
12:28PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.18
5:33PM
0.24
5:46AM
0.23
6:06PM
0.29
6:18AM
0.32
6:39PM
0.40
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise---6:26-------6:24-------6:22----
Sunset-------7:53-------7:55-------7:57
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----121----------------
Temp. °C121212121617171614131210131514141299912151715
Feels °C (?)888889121011864710101384451012129
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Whangamoa (calm at Nelson East wx 27 km from Whangamoa). 1.2m 5s windswell from the NW with a 0.7m 14s groundswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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27 km away, 56 min ago

3 km/h
WNW
0.0
14.9
Air / Water (°C)
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