Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.4
WNW
0.9
NNW
0.3
W
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.9
NNW
0.4
NW
1
NW
0.3
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.6
NW
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)565315314131313721212121213121163392
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)414125301000001000000005301
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
0
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
3.31
6:29AM
3.53
6:52PM
3.55
7:10AM
3.84
7:40PM
3.82
7:49AM
4.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
1.30
12:17PM
1.22
12:39AM
1.02
12:58PM
0.91
1:20AM
0.76
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset-6:00-------6:00------5:58-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------3-----1----
Temp. °C181615141413151617141312121213161715141513131415
Feels °C (?)13121299911101199889101513118109999
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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