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Rabbit Island surf Forecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
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Rabbit Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is 17.2°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.5 °C max: 16.6 °C min: 14.1 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Rabbit Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rabbit Island sea temperature is 17.2°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.5 °C max: 16.6 °C min: 14.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Rabbit Island today?

The current surf forecast for Rabbit Island at 8AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Rabbit Island. (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
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
0.1
N
0.2
WNW
0.6
NW
1.1
NW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.4
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.4
NW
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)435514141466666615777773215141420318345541641515151545555456666661161410108161510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1011444377777411111004448061156500504444013740266405998864536351070221002
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
0
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
N
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
N
5
WSW
5
NE
0
ENE
0
NE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffglassglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffglassonglassoffoffoffoffoffonononglassglassglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
offglassoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
3.48
8:11PM
3.42
8:46AM
3.66
8:53PM
3.58
9:17AM
3.79
9:31PM
3.74
9:46AM
3.88
10:08PM
3.89
10:16AM
3.92
10:42PM
4.00
10:48AM
3.91
11:15PM
4.05
11:22AM
3.86
11:47PM
4.02
11:58AM
3.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
1.44
2:02PM
1.33
2:19AM
1.23
2:37PM
1.18
2:52AM
1.07
3:08PM
1.04
3:22AM
0.96
3:37PM
0.91
3:50AM
0.90
4:06PM
0.82
4:19AM
0.87
4:37PM
0.80
4:49AM
0.87
5:11PM
0.85
5:21AM
0.91
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset----5:47-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------5:38-------
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------------------11-1---122-
Temp. °C1011121616131110991217161311910913171613111111910161712109101012161915111010911151614131213131315161411101010912
Feels °C (?)89101414129876101514121078611151312111010781414106556913161410987913131212121212131517139998710

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