Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (16 Apr)--
Evening (16 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.9
WNW
0.4
W
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.5
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
2.5
NNW
1.8
N
1.9
NNE
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)3311311111313121444567778888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68030000001321611440000000000
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
4.10
8:24PM
4.08
8:28AM
4.29
9:05PM
4.30
9:09AM
4.38
9:45PM
4.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.64
2:00AM
0.53
2:13PM
0.46
2:38AM
0.37
2:52PM
0.38
3:17AM
0.31
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:54-------5:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------112747105511--
Temp. °C131515141312121214171716161616161615151615151413
Feels °C (?)79991098811121211101010101211101010141211
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