Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)--
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.8
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.3
NNW
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.9
E
0.3
NNE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.2
NNE
0.4
N
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)455141313131234126667766555664
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221150000021000000008151610303
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
SW
0
NE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
3.31
6:29PM
3.26
7:19AM
3.41
7:29PM
3.30
8:18AM
3.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
1.63
12:11PM
1.71
12:19AM
1.62
1:08PM
1.62
1:15AM
1.56
1:55PM
1.50
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset-------9:00-------9:00-------9:00
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---19815121910917821-1121--11
Temp. °C161515141212131414151515151617171616161616171717
Feels °C (?)141313121211111212141213141416161516151515171817
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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