Tāhunanui Beach (Nelson) wind forecast & water temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at Tāhunanui Beach (Nelson): 3 kts ESE, gusts 4, water 15 °C — too light to kite.
7-day forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | |
| Wind | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Gusts | 17 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Temperature | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
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Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Nelson, Tasman Bay
- Water: Sea
- Sports: KitesurfWindsurfSUP
- Best wind directions: NENNNEENE
Tāhunanui Beach is Nelson's main beach, a wide expanse of golden sand on Tasman Bay at the top of New Zealand's South Island, about 4 kilometres south-west of the city centre. Sheltered inside the bay, it gets very little ocean swell, and at low tide the sea retreats a long way across the shallow sand flats, leaving warm, knee-deep pools that make it popular with families. Nelson is one of the sunniest places in New Zealand, and on summer afternoons a north-easterly sea breeze fills in across Tasman Bay; with the shallow water and open beach, that makes Tāhunanui a well-known spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, particularly the stretch at the back beach towards the airport and the Waimea Inlet. Shallow flat water at mid to high tide suits beginners and freestyle, and kite schools operate in the area in summer; at low tide the sand flats leave little depth to ride. At Tāhunanui, southerly winds blow offshore. Behind the beach, a reserve has playgrounds, a holiday park and cafés. Water temperatures range from about 11 °C in winter to 20 °C in summer. Check the Tāhunanui wind forecast, gusts and water temperature in the table below before you rig.
No webcam here yet. Closest live cam we know of: Lyall Bay (Wellington) (130 km).
Tāhunanui Beach (Nelson) FAQ
- Is there a surf cam at Tāhunanui Beach (Nelson)?
- Not one we can show right now. This page has the 7-day wind and wave forecast for Tāhunanui Beach (Nelson).
- What wind direction works at Tāhunanui Beach (Nelson)?
- It works best in NE, N, NNE, ENE winds.
