Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tata Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)--
Afternoon (16 Mar)--
Evening (16 Mar)1ft (0.3m)3s

Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
NNE
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)1418181817317161616161519191818181844441717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)00000100000000000035141000
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
S
0
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SE
5
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
oncrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononglassoffglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
3.51
8:25PM
3.54
8:52AM
3.82
9:10PM
3.77
9:27AM
4.10
9:51PM
3.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
1.35
1:53PM
1.31
2:17AM
1.04
2:33PM
1.02
2:55AM
0.76
3:09PM
0.74
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--7:24-------7:26-------7:26-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:45-------7:44--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141315171817151514141617181716151414161921191818
Feels °C (?)141215151717151413131616171716151413151819181718
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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