Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)1ft (0.3m)2s
Evening (03 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
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 (?)
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.1
NW
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.5
NNW
0.5
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)2333320333416161616161565415161644
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1212402366000000150000007
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
10
N
5
E
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
NW
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglassoffcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crossglassoffglassglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
4.13
10:27AM
4.35
10:46PM
4.21
11:00AM
4.35
11:21PM
4.22
11:34AM
4.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.50
3:58AM
0.60
4:11PM
0.44
4:30AM
0.54
4:45PM
0.47
5:00AM
0.57
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-8:08-------8:07-------8:06------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151513131212131517171514131315171818161514131619
Feels °C (?)101211111110111415161413121315161718151413111518
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