Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 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)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)3s

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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.8
NW
0.3
WNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.8
NNW
2.2
NNW
1.9
N
2.2
NNW
2.2
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)117810333331113137144556678889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0000555310000014296693000000
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
3.82
7:49AM
4.10
8:24PM
4.08
8:28AM
4.29
9:05PM
4.30
9:09AM
4.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.76
1:36PM
0.64
2:00AM
0.53
2:13PM
0.46
2:38AM
0.37
2:52PM
0.38
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset------5:57-------5:54-------5:53-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----------------112547810
Temp. °C151615131314151413121212141716161616161616161516
Feels °C (?)101086889910888111211121110101112111114
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