Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
2.5
NNE
2.5
N
1.8
NNE
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.8
NNW
0.6
N
0.8
N
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)10981010109998845777773445611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)114904040000000017260000057201600
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
3.21
6:07AM
3.31
6:24PM
3.30
7:20AM
3.56
7:29PM
3.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
1.47
10:53PM
1.51
12:06PM
1.31
12:23AM
1.40
1:07PM
1.07
1:29AM
1.17
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:39-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:28-------7:25----
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
191421------------------11
Temp. °C181919191818181618202120181716161719181817171616
Feels °C (?)131618171717181418181919181716161818171716161616
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. Novelty surf! Waist to shoulder-high soft waves at high tide on Thursday. Cloudy and rainy and just 15 degrees but Golden Bay is a few degrees warmer.

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