
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM4.09m | 9:39PM4.22m | 10:02AM4.19m | 10:14PM4.23m | 10:37AM4.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.62m | 3:25AM0.51m | 3:42PM0.57m | 3:59AM0.53m | 4:13PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | N 6 |
5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 83 | 113 | 94 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 44 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 15 | — | N 16 | N 16 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NW 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 18 |
24 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 120 | 114 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 115 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 55 | 171 | 158 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 172 | 48 | 97 | 97 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay | |||||||||||||||||||||
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