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 — and sunset is at 05:37 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:47PM3.62m
8:14AM3.83m
8:31PM3.78m
8:50AM3.93m
9:12PM3.91m
9:24AM3.98m
9:49PM4.02m
9:58AM3.97m
10:24PM4.09m
10:31AM3.90m
10:56PM4.10m
11:05AM3.80m
11:28PM4.04m
11:40AM3.67m
11:59PM3.92m
12:18PM3.54m
00:32AM3.73m
1:01PM3.41m
1:10AM3.52m
1:50PM3.28m
1:57AM3.32m
2:48PM3.17m
3:01AM3.18m
3:56PM3.12m
4:18AM3.17m
5:04PM3.16m
5:31AM3.32m
6:09PM3.30m
6:30AM3.54m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.91m
2:00AM0.95m
2:20PM0.80m
2:38AM0.81m
2:55PM0.73m
3:12AM0.74m
3:29PM0.70m
3:44AM0.73m
4:02PM0.71m
4:14AM0.77m
4:34PM0.76m
4:44AM0.84m
5:07PM0.86m
5:15AM0.93m
5:43PM0.98m
5:48AM1.03m
6:23PM1.12m
6:24AM1.17m
7:07PM1.25m
7:08AM1.32m
7:55PM1.35m
8:04AM1.48m
8:49PM1.43m
9:15AM1.57m
9:53PM1.47m
10:36AM1.53m
11:07PM1.43m
11:48AM1.36m
00:16AM1.27m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
N
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
NNE
5
S
5
SW
10
NNE
5
S
5
SSW
5
N
5
S
5
SSW
5
N
5
S
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
SW
0
ENE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
N
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
N
5
WSW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
S
 mm 
2
9
12
25
25
22
29
4
max°C
15
12
18
19
14
14
14
10
12
12
10
14
15
10
13
13
10
11
12
9
13
14
13
13
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
18
14
12
13
11
13
14
9
13
13
11
13
14
9
Moonrise
3:48
4:08
4:29
4:52
5:19
5:51
6:30
7:16
8:10
9:09
10:13
11:19
12:25
1:32
2:41
Moonset
4:23
5:27
6:31
7:35
8:40
9:42
10:40
11:31
12:15
12:52
1:22
1:48
2:12
2:33
2:55
Sunrise
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
Sunset
5:37
5:37
5:36
5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
5:21
5:20
Today's sea temperature in Nelson is
16.5° C
(Statistics for 28 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 15.1 max: 16.4 min: 14.0°C)
Issued (local time): 5 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026
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