Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NW 16 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | NW 17 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:37PM2.96m | 5:18AM3.06m | 6:08PM3.15m | 6:19AM3.25m | 6:58PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM1.80m | 10:50PM1.80m | 11:08AM1.67m | 11:54PM1.62m | 12:15PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | — | NNW 6 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 99 | — | 20 | 109 | 21 | 84 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 100 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 8 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 6 | E 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | — | E 5 | E 4 | — | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | — | 11 | 5 | — | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | E 3 | NW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 16 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | SE 2 | E 4 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | ESE 4 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 349 | 40 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 22 | — | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 115 | 115 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 190 | 180 | 60 | 156 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 171 | 171 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 171 | 97 |
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