# Abel Tasman snorkeling forecast

Abel Tasman looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sun 19:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

- Location: Abel Tasman, New Zealand
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-09-27T03:22:33.994533+13:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 2.7/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 1%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-09-27T01:52:45.191738+12:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/abel-tasman/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/abel-tasman/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/abel-tasman/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/abel-tasman/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/abel-tasman/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/abel-tasman/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 13.4 °C (56.1 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 9: 13.0 °C (55.4 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 9 normal: +0.4 °C (+0.7 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-27T04:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.98 | 7.14 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-27T05:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.16 | 8.23 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-27T06:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.34 | 9.71 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-27T07:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.52 | 9.93 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-27T08:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.74 | 11.08 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-27T09:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.94 | 13.06 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-27T10:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 2.16 | 13.33 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-27T11:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.94 | 8.48 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T12:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.72 | 7.23 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T13:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.07101481481481484 | no | 1.5 | 6.92 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T14:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.16161851851851855 | no | 1.32 | 6.22 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T15:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.17163333333333336 | no | 1.16 | 5.58 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T16:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.16138148148148151 | no | 0.98 | 5.66 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T17:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.23663703703703703 | no | 0.9 | 5.15 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T18:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.1839203703703704 | no | 0.8 | 4.79 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T19:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.2662648148148148 | no | 0.72 | 3.41 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T20:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.66 | 2.96 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T21:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.62 | 3.47 | 13.5 |
| 2026-09-27T22:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.56 | 3.22 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-27T23:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.52 | 3.67 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-28T00:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.48 | 3.56 | 13.4 |
| 2026-09-28T01:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.44 | 2.72 | 13.3 |
| 2026-09-28T02:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.46 | 2.33 | 13.3 |
| 2026-09-28T03:00:00+13:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 0.46 | 2.52 | 13.3 |

## Nearby spots

- [Bay of Islands](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/bay-of-islands/index.md)
- [Cathedral Cove](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/cathedral-cove/index.md)
- [Goat Island](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/goat-island/index.md)
- [Poor Knights Islands](https://snorkelforecast.com/new-zealand/poor-knights-islands/index.md)