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 09:00 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:26PM3.20m
8:16AM3.35m
8:26PM3.24m
9:15AM3.52m
9:19PM3.36m
10:00AM3.69m
10:06PM3.51m
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
Low Tide
1:26PM1.65m
1:34AM1.56m
2:23PM1.56m
2:30AM1.50m
3:10PM1.44m
3:26AM1.38m
3:51PM1.29m
4:16AM1.20m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
 km/h
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
S
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
0
E
15
E
10
SE
0
NE
10
NW
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
10
SSE
0
N
10
N
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
 mm 
9
48
10
1
2
2
3
7
2
2
1
max°C
13
14
16
19
16
17
18
16
16
16
14
17
19
13
17
19
13
18
20
15
19
20
16
20
20
18
19
20
17
21
21
18
21
22
18
18
Moonrise
2:23
3:06
3:58
4:57
6:02
7:10
8:19
9:27
10:35
11:44
12:55
2:09
Moonset
5:28
6:28
7:24
8:12
8:53
9:27
9:55
10:19
10:41
11:03
11:24
11:48
Sunrise
6:09
6:11
6:13
6:13
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:22
6:24
Sunset
9:00
9:00
9:00
8:59
8:59
8:58
8:58
8:57
8:55
8:55
8:54
8:53
Today's sea temperature in Nelson is
20.0° C
(Statistics for 14 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 16.9 max: 19.0 min: 15.2°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026
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