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 06:35 AM and sunset is at 06:10 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 13–16 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sat
26
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
PM
Wave Height Map
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High Tide
9:45AM4.09m
10:04PM4.32m
10:25AM4.21m
10:40PM4.34m
11:02AM4.24m
11:15PM4.27m
11:36AM4.19m
11:49PM4.14m
12:10PM4.08m
00:23AM3.94m
12:43PM3.91m
00:59AM3.69m
1:16PM3.72m
1:39AM3.41m
1:53PM3.48m
2:28AM3.15m
2:36PM3.23m
3:33AM2.96m
3:41PM2.99m
4:56AM2.90m
5:34PM2.90m
6:15AM3.00m
7:05PM3.09m
7:16AM3.19m
7:55PM3.37m
8:06AM3.40m
8:33PM3.66m
8:50AM3.63m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.49m
4:07AM0.30m
4:27PM0.40m
4:43AM0.31m
4:59PM0.42m
5:17AM0.41m
5:29PM0.53m
5:50AM0.57m
5:58PM0.71m
6:25AM0.78m
6:30PM0.95m
7:01AM1.01m
7:05PM1.21m
7:40AM1.25m
7:50PM1.48m
8:28AM1.49m
8:57PM1.70m
9:29AM1.67m
10:35PM1.80m
10:51AM1.74m
00:05AM1.74m
12:23PM1.61m
1:09AM1.56m
1:30PM1.35m
1:55AM1.33m
2:16PM1.06m
2:33AM1.06m
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
some clouds
km/h
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
NNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
N
5
SE
5
WSW
10
N
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
15
SW
15
WSW
5
NNE
5
SSW
0
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
SW
5
WSW
15
NNE
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
NNE
0
NW
5
W
15
N
5
SW
10
WSW
10
N
10
S
5
W
5
NE
15
N
40
NW
30
WSW
 mm
4
12
max °C
13
15
10
14
13
10
16
13
11
13
13
10
14
13
9
15
16
11
12
15
10
12
12
11
15
16
12
19
19
12
12
12
9
19
18
15
13
11
10
12
12
8
12
15
14
14
10
Moonrise
6:23
6:46
7:08
7:30
7:56
8:25
8:59
9:41
10:30
11:25
12:27
1:31
2:37
3:43
4:50
5:59
Moonset
6:17
7:27
8:35
9:43
10:50
11:55
12:57
1:54
2:43
3:24
3:59
4:28
4:53
5:16
5:37
Sunrise
6:35
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:11
Sunset
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
Today's sea temperature in Nelson is
12.5°C
(Statistics for 11 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 12.2 max: 13.7 min: 10.9°C)
Issued (local time): 11 am Friday 11 Sep 2026
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