Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42PM3.97m | 8:59AM3.85m | 9:15PM4.16m | 9:37AM3.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.94m | 2:22AM0.99m | 2:46PM0.72m | 2:55AM0.79m | 3:17PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | E 4 | E 3 | WNW 11 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 935 | 301 | 228 | 215 | 136 | 108 | 63 | 44 | 42 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | 115 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | 13 | 40 | 151 | 416 | 734 | 937 | 1279 | 2252 | 1203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 36 | 97 | 97 | 185 | 190 | 195 | 232 | 178 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 115 | 57 | 60 | 115 |
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