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Onekaka surf Forecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
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Onekaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Onekaka sea temperature is 16.6°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.2 °C max: 17.4 °C min: 14.7 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Onekaka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Onekaka sea temperature is 16.6°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.2 °C max: 17.4 °C min: 14.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Onekaka today?

The current surf forecast for Onekaka at 6PM is: 0.1m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)2s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.3
NNW
0.4
N
0.1
E
0.4
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.2
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
N
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
E
0.3
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NNW
0.3
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.7
N
0.3
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.1
NE
0.2
N
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
Period(s) (?)234476361471414141414245544434443441514151534444566666125810131313121212221414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10110000010000000122828135310000000030003093880001040011000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
0
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
0
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassononglassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
3.60
8:04AM
3.91
8:11PM
3.81
8:35AM
4.08
8:49PM
4.02
9:04AM
4.19
9:26PM
4.21
9:34AM
4.24
10:00PM
4.35
10:06AM
4.24
10:33PM
4.42
10:40AM
4.17
11:05PM
4.38
11:16AM
4.05
11:37PM
4.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
0.94
1:47AM
0.82
2:05PM
0.76
2:20AM
0.62
2:36PM
0.58
2:50AM
0.48
3:05PM
0.42
3:18AM
0.40
3:34PM
0.30
3:47AM
0.36
4:05PM
0.27
4:17AM
0.36
4:39PM
0.34
4:49AM
0.41
5:17PM
0.48
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------5:42-------5:40---
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------------1--37---12-------
Temp. °C1513121211111416161312111211141616141414119121617139101114141718151311101114171715141313131414171412121312121515131212
Feels °C (?)1412101099131415131091091314141313141071014161057811121618141198812131313121111111414161311101210101214121111

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