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 06:07 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1:21PM3.34m
1:31AM3.46m
2:10PM3.15m
2:15AM3.20m
3:16PM3.02m
3:23AM2.97m
4:35PM2.99m
5:08AM2.94m
5:51PM3.08m
6:33AM3.16m
6:55PM3.25m
7:26AM3.47m
7:49PM3.49m
8:07AM3.78m
8:37PM3.76m
8:46AM4.04m
9:21PM4.02m
9:25AM4.23m
10:02PM4.24m
10:06AM4.32m
10:42PM4.37m
10:49AM4.32m
11:22PM4.38m
11:33AM4.21m
00:04AM4.26m
12:22PM4.01m
00:49AM4.04m
1:14PM3.75m
1:41AM3.76m
Low Tide
7:23PM1.29m
7:29AM1.42m
8:13PM1.47m
8:29AM1.62m
9:16PM1.60m
9:55AM1.73m
10:34PM1.62m
11:30AM1.67m
11:59PM1.49m
12:41PM1.45m
1:04AM1.24m
1:32PM1.16m
1:54AM0.96m
2:13PM0.85m
2:35AM0.70m
2:51PM0.58m
3:15AM0.47m
3:28PM0.40m
3:53AM0.31m
4:07PM0.32m
4:32AM0.25m
4:49PM0.36m
5:13AM0.31m
5:34PM0.50m
5:58AM0.50m
6:25PM0.70m
6:49AM0.79m
7:20PM0.93m
7:54AM1.08m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
NNE
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
NE
15
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
10
SSE
5
S
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
0
N
15
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
25
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
NNE
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
0
WNW
5
SW
10
NNE
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
NNE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSE
10
N
5
S
5
SSE
10
N
0
ESE
0
E
5
N
5
SSE
5
SE
10
N
5
SSW
 mm 
2
11
11
10
1
8
1
2
2
max°C
19
15
18
19
15
18
19
13
19
19
17
18
17
17
19
17
15
17
18
13
15
14
9
13
13
12
12
13
12
14
15
12
17
17
14
16
17
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
12
Moonrise
9:22
10:18
11:20
12:26
1:34
2:42
3:52
5:04
6:19
7:37
8:58
10:19
11:34
12:39
1:30
Moonset
1:37
2:19
2:53
3:22
3:47
4:11
4:33
4:55
5:20
5:50
6:27
7:13
8:11
9:20
10:34
Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:02
6:01
6:00
5:59
5:57
5:55
5:53
5:52
5:51
5:50
5:47
5:46
5:45
Today's sea temperature in Nelson is
18.8° C
(Statistics for 08 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 16.0 max: 17.1 min: 14.1°C)
Issued (local time): 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026
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