Nelson Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Nelson Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 06:13 AM and sunset is at 08:59 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 114mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Mon
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:38AM3.84m
10:48PM3.67m
11:14AM3.97m
11:28PM3.79m
11:50AM4.08m
00:08AM3.85m
12:25PM4.15m
00:48AM3.87m
1:01PM4.17m
1:27AM3.85m
1:38PM4.14m
2:07AM3.80m
2:18PM4.04m
2:48AM3.74m
3:02PM3.89m
3:31AM3.64m
3:52PM3.72m
4:21AM3.52m
4:53PM3.56m
5:27AM3.39m
6:04PM3.46m
7:02AM3.36m
7:22PM3.48m
8:35AM3.56m
8:37PM3.60m
9:38AM3.88m
9:42PM3.78m
10:27AM4.15m
Low Tide
4:29PM1.15m
5:01AM1.00m
5:05PM1.01m
5:39AM0.82m
5:42PM0.89m
6:14AM0.69m
6:20PM0.79m
6:48AM0.64m
6:58PM0.74m
7:22AM0.66m
7:37PM0.74m
7:58AM0.75m
8:18PM0.80m
8:38AM0.91m
9:03PM0.93m
9:29AM1.10m
9:56PM1.09m
10:39AM1.27m
11:00PM1.25m
12:04PM1.34m
00:17AM1.34m
1:22PM1.26m
1:39AM1.29m
2:31PM1.09m
2:56AM1.14m
3:32PM0.86m
4:00AM0.92m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
0
NNE
20
E
10
SSE
0
SSE
10
NNE
10
SSE
10
S
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
15
NNE
10
SSE
0
SE
20
NNE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
NNE
5
S
5
NW
10
NNE
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
NNE
25
SW
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
SE
10
N
10
SSE
5
NNE
 mm 
13
53
23
4
1
20
6
6
4
1
max°C
17
20
13
18
20
12
19
19
13
16
15
16
18
20
19
19
18
12
15
16
13
17
17
15
18
19
17
23
20
17
22
21
19
23
23
19
25
25
21
18
14
13
17
18
13
17
Moonrise
4:57
6:02
7:10
8:19
9:27
10:35
11:44
12:55
2:09
3:26
4:43
5:57
7:02
7:54
8:35
Moonset
8:53
9:27
9:55
10:19
10:41
11:03
11:24
11:48
12:16
12:51
1:35
2:32
3:41
4:58
6:16
Sunrise
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:30
6:31
6:31
Sunset
8:59
8:58
8:58
8:57
8:55
8:55
8:54
8:53
8:52
8:52
8:52
8:51
8:50
8:49
8:47
Today's sea temperature in Nelson is
20.2° C
(Statistics for 18 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 17.1 max: 19.0 min: 15.3°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026
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