
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | WNW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:55AM3.46m | 7:39PM3.75m | 7:53AM3.70m | 8:24PM3.98m | 8:41AM3.92m | 9:03PM4.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM1.20m | 1:27AM0.87m | 1:49PM0.96m | 2:11AM0.67m | 2:32PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WNW 18 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 17 | N 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 16 | ENE 3 | E 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | ENE 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
10 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 52 | 5 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 18 | NW 18 | — | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 16 | ENE 4 | NNW 8 |
— | — | 30 | 12 | — | 11 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | N 11 | N 11 | E 6 | N 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 4 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — |
5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 106 | 62 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 97 | 97 | 105 | 156 | 55 | 60 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 48 | 201 | 201 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 48 | 60 | 172 | 174 | 36 | 40 |
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