Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 15 | E 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM3.34m | 6:16AM3.23m | 7:06PM3.50m | 7:13AM3.34m | 7:52PM3.69m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM1.66m | 12:04PM1.62m | 00:49AM1.54m | 1:02PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 4 | NW 14 | NNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 305 | 258 | 209 | 130 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 71 | 8 | 44 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | NE 3 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | E 3 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | WNW 14 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | E 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 36 |
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