
New Zealand's sunniest city sits at the top of the South Island, where Tasman Bay's gentle waters create some of the country's most predictable tide patterns. The golden sand beaches that stretch around the bay are shaped by a rhythm as reliable as the sunshine that draws visitors here year-round.
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How the tides and swell change through the year at Nelson Tasman locations.
Golden hour light, gentle tides, warm nor'westers.
Autumn produces the cleanest conditions.
Quieter swell window but stunning clarity.
Freshening N swells, longer days returning.
Annual tide statistics computed from published LINZ 2026 predictions for Nelson. Times use the location time zone (Pacific/Auckland).
4.5m on 20 Mar at 11:37
0.5m on 21 Mar at 06:00
2.71m between high and low
April — highest avg high tides
Mixed semi-diurnal — unequal highs and lows
4m — from lowest low to highest high
High and low tide predictions for the next 7 days, from LINZ. Times use Pacific/Auckland.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | 09:57 · 4m, 22:03 · 4.2m | 03:24 · 0.8m, 15:54 · 0.7m |
| Mon 26 Oct | 10:37 · 4.2m, 22:42 · 4.3m | 04:04 · 0.6m, 16:32 · 0.6m |
| Tue 27 Oct | 11:16 · 4.3m, 23:23 · 4.3m | 04:45 · 0.5m, 17:10 · 0.5m |
| Wed 28 Oct | 11:56 · 4.4m | 05:27 · 0.5m, 17:51 · 0.5m |
| Thu 29 Oct | 00:06 · 4.3m, 12:37 · 4.3m | 06:11 · 0.6m, 18:34 · 0.6m |
| Fri 30 Oct | 00:53 · 4.1m, 13:21 · 4.2m | 06:58 · 0.7m, 19:22 · 0.8m |
| Sat 31 Oct | 01:45 · 3.9m, 14:10 · 4m | 07:48 · 0.9m, 20:20 · 1.1m |