Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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)1ft (0.3m)2s

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
Sat
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.4
NW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
NE
0.8
N
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.8
N
0.5
NNE
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)41413131312244556764555556655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7000001890212402013292433312100023
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
0
ENE
0
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
3.31
6:29PM
3.26
7:19AM
3.41
7:29PM
3.30
8:18AM
3.58
8:22PM
3.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset-----9:00-------9:00-------9:00--
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--65678152212184121154221111
Temp. °C151512131313141415161516161616161616161616161616
Feels °C (?)131412131111131213141314151516151616161617171614
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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