Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)--
Evening (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.6
NW
0.5
E
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)10310101211111134555513444121234411
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)050000001429160870454002530
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
30
E
10
E
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
W
15
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
3.41
4:50AM
3.33
5:27PM
3.30
6:02AM
3.31
6:29PM
3.26
7:19AM
3.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
1.58
11:02AM
1.72
11:21PM
1.63
12:11PM
1.71
12:19AM
1.62
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------9:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------1131243
Temp. °C211714141312151719191615151516171716141515151515
Feels °C (?)181213141111141417171412121314151515141414131413
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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