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 05:50 AM and sunset is at 09:00 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:20PM3.93m
1:47AM3.66m
2:01PM3.88m
2:32AM3.58m
2:45PM3.82m
3:20AM3.51m
3:33PM3.76m
4:11AM3.47m
4:27PM3.69m
5:06AM3.47m
5:28PM3.65m
6:08AM3.50m
6:32PM3.67m
7:22AM3.59m
7:38PM3.74m
8:38AM3.76m
8:43PM3.83m
9:43AM4.00m
9:45PM3.97m
10:36AM4.24m
10:43PM4.07m
11:22AM4.40m
11:36PM4.13m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.89m
7:15PM1.01m
7:50AM0.90m
8:00PM1.04m
8:28AM0.97m
8:48PM1.08m
9:12AM1.08m
9:41PM1.11m
10:05AM1.20m
10:38PM1.14m
11:15AM1.27m
11:41PM1.15m
12:31PM1.22m
00:47AM1.12m
1:37PM1.08m
1:52AM1.06m
2:38PM0.93m
2:57AM0.98m
3:35PM0.76m
4:00AM0.84m
4:29PM0.62m
4:58AM0.72m
5:19PM0.53m
5:50AM0.64m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
20
W
20
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
10
N
20
NW
10
SW
5
WNW
20
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
S
25
SE
35
ESE
20
SE
5
S
15
N
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
SW
10
NNE
5
SSW
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
 mm 
9
3
1
1
3
8
2
4
2
1
1
max°C
21
24
15
19
20
17
19
21
15
17
18
14
16
18
15
21
17
16
19
19
16
15
16
16
20
20
17
19
19
18
22
23
18
20
21
16
Moonrise
9:20
10:27
11:35
12:43
1:53
3:06
4:23
5:43
7:03
8:16
9:17
10:04
Moonset
11:51
12:14
12:36
12:57
1:20
1:45
2:16
2:56
3:47
4:52
6:07
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
Sunset
9:00
9:00
9:00
9:00
9:01
9:01
9:01
9:01
9:01
9:02
9:02
9:02
Today's sea temperature in Nelson is
18.3° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 15.9 max: 17.3 min: 14.4°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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