Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (24 Mar)--

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.3
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
1
NNW
0.2
W
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.1
N
0.3
E
0.4
N
0.7
ESE
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
2.1
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)151414234545555516465131255111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0001516441000040200004350015171979
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
4.04
1:26PM
3.85
1:50AM
3.77
2:22PM
3.56
2:49AM
3.47
3:33PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
0.80
7:07PM
0.96
7:39AM
1.13
8:07PM
1.23
9:02AM
1.40
9:20PM
1.44
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:33-------7:35-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:34-------7:32-------7:30--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
------------------71116182117
Temp. °C151517192018171616161618181718171716151515161616
Feels °C (?)141416171716161516161517171716141413111110111111
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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