
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 3 | NW 17 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:43AM3.28m | 6:42PM3.48m | 6:55AM3.46m | 7:39PM3.75m | 7:53AM3.70m | 8:24PM3.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM1.41m | 00:34AM1.12m | 12:54PM1.20m | 1:27AM0.87m | 1:49PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NNW 4 | NW 16 | — | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | N 5 | N 4 | NW 17 | NW 17 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 16 | ENE 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | — | 25 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | NW 16 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 18 |
— | — | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 12 | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 5 | WNW 16 | — | N 5 | — | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 25 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
1 | — | 2 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 134 | 148 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 175 | 171 | 97 | 55 | 55 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 188 | 97 | 97 | 48 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 13 | 19 |
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