Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (12 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 18 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 49 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 59 | 91 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:37AM4.23m | 10:48PM4.17m | 11:11AM4.22m | 11:21PM4.05m | 11:44AM4.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.61m | 4:32AM0.61m | 4:43PM0.71m | 5:06AM0.74m | 5:14PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 18 | NW 18 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | N 4 | WNW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 17 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 19 | W 18 | W 14 | N 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 19 | — | NW 9 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 14 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 318 | 37 | 49 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 59 | 91 | 150 | 196 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 330 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 48 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 181 | 171 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 171 | 171 | 180 | 158 | 150 | 148 | 36 |
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