
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53AM3.69m | 8:10PM3.99m | 8:34AM3.90m | 8:43PM4.19m | 9:12AM4.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM1.12m | 1:39PM0.85m | 1:53AM0.85m | 2:13PM0.65m | 3:26AM0.62m | 2:47PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 27 | — | 190 | 175 | 71 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 14 | NW 5 | N 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 3 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | N 8 |
— | — | — | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 17 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 88 | 447 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 57 | 97 | 97 | 115 | 55 | 57 | 287 | 307 | 55 | 55 |
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