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 08:52 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
4:30PM3.51m
5:01AM3.40m
5:33PM3.43m
5:54AM3.35m
6:33PM3.42m
6:52AM3.34m
7:28PM3.45m
7:54AM3.40m
8:16PM3.48m
8:52AM3.54m
9:01PM3.51m
9:41AM3.72m
9:43PM3.55m
10:21AM3.87m
10:24PM3.60m
10:57AM3.97m
11:04PM3.67m
11:31AM4.01m
11:44PM3.73m
12:06PM4.01m
00:24AM3.75m
12:42PM3.98m
1:05AM3.73m
Low Tide
10:53PM1.33m
11:02AM1.43m
11:55PM1.41m
12:13PM1.47m
00:53AM1.42m
1:16PM1.44m
1:43AM1.38m
2:09PM1.39m
2:27AM1.31m
2:54PM1.32m
3:08AM1.25m
3:35PM1.25m
3:48AM1.19m
4:11PM1.17m
4:29AM1.13m
4:45PM1.09m
5:11AM1.06m
5:20PM1.03m
5:54AM0.99m
5:55PM0.99m
6:34AM0.93m
6:33PM0.99m
7:12AM0.89m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
mod rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
25
NNE
10
SE
5
NNW
10
N
5
SSE
5
N
15
NNE
5
SSW
5
N
30
N
10
NNW
25
N
30
N
10
NE
15
S
10
NNE
10
SSE
0
S
5
N
5
SSE
0
E
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
NNE
5
WSW
20
NNE
20
NE
15
SW
5
NW
30
N
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
5
SSE
10
NNE
 mm 
2
13
9
3
4
1
9
4
6
1
1
1
max°C
17
14
16
18
15
18
18
15
20
19
18
18
17
16
17
16
13
14
17
14
14
16
14
20
18
15
16
17
14
18
21
17
20
21
17
19
Moonrise
1:51
2:10
2:30
2:52
3:18
3:49
4:26
5:12
6:06
7:07
8:13
9:20
Moonset
2:25
3:27
4:29
5:32
6:35
7:37
8:36
9:29
10:15
10:53
11:24
Sunrise
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
Sunset
8:52
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:55
8:55
8:57
8:58
8:58
8:59
8:59
9:00
Today's sea temperature in Nelson is
20.1° C
(Statistics for 12 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 15.4 max: 16.9 min: 13.7°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025
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