Sea weather in Nelson in New Zealand All the beach weather in Nelson

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Nelson in New Zealand, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Nelson over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Nelson in New Zealand this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Nelson. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Friday 5 December 202556°F to 68°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 6 December 202559°F to 68°Frecommended
Sunday 7 December 202559°F to 68°Fdiscouraged
Monday 8 December 202561°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 9 December 202561°F to 67°Frecommended
Wednesday 10 December 202561°F to 65°Frecommended
Thursday 11 December 202559°F to 63°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Nelson

Sea weather on Friday 5 December 2025

On Friday 5 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:48 and will set at 20:47 on the beach(es) of Nelson. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity74%77%76%65%68%68%66%69%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover18%14%2%3%7%38%89%33%
Heat index14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)
Dew point9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)11°C (51°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)
Wind
Speed11km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)1km/h (1mph)21km/h (13mph)5km/h (3mph)10km/h (6mph)18km/h (11mph)
Gusts18km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)2km/h (1mph)38km/h (24mph)11km/h (7mph)20km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)
Direction 233°
SW
218°
SW
212°
SSW
305°
NW

N
347°
NNW
316°
NW
292°
WNW
Wind chill13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.2ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.6m (1.9ft)
Direction
N

N

N
10°
N
10°
N
10°
N
10°
N
10°
N
Period3.5 sec.4.2 sec.4.4 sec.5.0 sec.5.0 sec.6.1 sec.5.4 sec.4.8 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 6 December 2025

On Saturday 6 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:48 and will set at 20:48 on the beach(es) of Nelson. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 18.6mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity70%75%75%70%71%63%65%75%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover6%3%5%8%9%8%10%27%
Heat index17°C (62°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)
Dew point11°C (53°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed10km/h (6mph)10km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)9km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)10km/h (6mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)9km/h (6mph)17km/h (11mph)13km/h (8mph)20km/h (13mph)30km/h (19mph)
Direction 231°
SW
215°
SW
255°
WSW
35°
NE
21°
NNE
299°
WNW
294°
WNW
223°
SW
Wind chill17°C (62°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (2.9ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 10°
N

N

N

N

N
333°
NNW
336°
NNW

N
Period4.6 sec.4.3 sec.4.3 sec.4.3 sec.4.6 sec.5.5 sec.5.5 sec.4.9 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 7 December 2025

On Sunday 7 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:48 and will set at 20:49 on the beach(es) of Nelson. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 24.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 28mph). Wave height will be up to 3.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%81%77%73%66%62%66%81%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover10%11%6%33%4%4%0%2%
Heat index17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (53°F)10°C (49°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)6km/h (4mph)15km/h (9mph)40km/h (25mph)39km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)
Gusts27km/h (17mph)14km/h (9mph)16km/h (10mph)9km/h (6mph)32km/h (20mph)45km/h (28mph)44km/h (27mph)42km/h (26mph)
Direction 259°
W
231°
SW
237°
WSW
37°
NE
344°
NNW
331°
NNW
331°
NNW
333°
NNW
Wind chill17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.8ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.7m (2.2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Direction
N

N

N

N

N
337°
NNW
341°
NNW
340°
NNW
Period4.6 sec.4.3 sec.4.4 sec.4.2 sec.13.3 sec.13.3 sec.13.3 sec.13.3 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Monday 8 December 2025

On Monday 8 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:48 and will set at 20:50 on the beach(es) of Nelson. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 25.5mph). Wave height will be up to 3.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%81%81%75%81%81%83%87%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover4%2%6%0%8%71%61%25%
Heat index16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (56°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed26km/h (16mph)25km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)14km/h (9mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)15km/h (10mph)11km/h (7mph)
Gusts31km/h (19mph)41km/h (26mph)38km/h (23mph)21km/h (13mph)41km/h (25mph)39km/h (25mph)27km/h (17mph)19km/h (12mph)
Direction 326°
NNW
322°
NW
317°
NW
319°
NW
343°
NNW
346°
NNW
317°
NW
313°
NW
Wind chill16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.8ft)0.7m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.0m (3.2ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.8m (2.8ft)
Direction 342°
NNW
338°
NNW
336°
NNW
337°
NNW
340°
NNW
345°
NNW
349°
N
352°
N
Period13.4 sec.13.4 sec.13.3 sec.11.9 sec.11.9 sec.12.0 sec.12.0 sec.12.1 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 9 December 2025

On Tuesday 9 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:47 and will set at 20:51 on the beach(es) of Nelson. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 20.5mph). Wave height will be up to 3.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity89%89%87%81%80%76%76%86%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover24%38%25%15%73%26%21%3%
Heat index17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed4km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)3km/h (2mph)19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)11km/h (7mph)3km/h (2mph)
Gusts7km/h (4mph)11km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)4km/h (3mph)30km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)23km/h (15mph)6km/h (4mph)
Direction 269°
W
207°
SSW
228°
SW
40°
NE
353°
N
319°
NW
306°
NW
229°
SW
Wind chill17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.5ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.1m (3.5ft)1.1m (3.7ft)0.9m (2.9ft)
Direction 352°
N
349°
N
347°
NNW
345°
NNW
342°
NNW
340°
NNW
341°
NNW
342°
NNW
Period4.6 sec.4.5 sec.4.3 sec.4.4 sec.4.4 sec.4.4 sec.5.8 sec.5.5 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 10 December 2025

On Wednesday 10 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:47 and will set at 20:52 on the beach(es) of Nelson. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 18mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity84%81%78%73%73%67%70%74%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1013 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover7%4%6%4%1%3%5%4%
Heat index17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point14°C (58°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)
Wind
Speed5km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)19km/h (12mph)14km/h (9mph)1km/h (1mph)5km/h (3mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)9km/h (6mph)20km/h (12mph)29km/h (18mph)2km/h (1mph)11km/h (7mph)
Direction 239°
WSW
213°
SSW
210°
SSW
44°
NE
14°
NNE
356°
N
72°
ENE
169°
SSE
Wind chill17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.1ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (1.8ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 343°
NNW
348°
NNW

N

N

N
331°
NNW
334°
NNW
342°
NNW
Period4.7 sec.4.4 sec.4.2 sec.4.2 sec.13.2 sec.6.0 sec.6.2 sec.6.0 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 11 December 2025

On Thursday 11 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:48 and will set at 20:53 on the beach(es) of Nelson. The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 27.3mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity68%76%75%74%75%76%82%87%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa
Cloud cover7%4%10%34%41%28%82%57%
Heat index17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)
Wind
Speed12km/h (8mph)5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)20km/h (12mph)30km/h (19mph)24km/h (15mph)11km/h (7mph)
Gusts23km/h (14mph)8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)9km/h (6mph)29km/h (18mph)44km/h (27mph)35km/h (22mph)16km/h (10mph)
Direction 209°
SSW
43°
NE
221°
SW
354°
N
357°
N
350°
N
15°
NNE
132°
SE
Wind chill17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.5m (1.5ft)
Direction 349°
N
350°
N
350°
N
354°
N
27°
NNE
38°
NE
50°
NE

N
Period4.6 sec.4.2 sec.4.1 sec.12.4 sec.4.5 sec.12.9 sec.5.1 sec.6.7 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

Outside temperature

Wind speed

Precipitation

Wave height

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