Tata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.81° S 172.92° E

Tata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tata Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

Tata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)2s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
W
20
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.2
WNW
20
0.4
NW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
5
5
6
7
13
16
107
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
NW
5
W
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
ESE
10
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SSE
5
SW
0
W
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
6:05AM3.44m
7:03PM3.75m
7:10AM3.69m
7:49PM4.06m
8:03AM3.95m
8:30PM4.27m
Low Tide
12:06PM1.26m
00:44AM0.92m
1:09PM0.98m
1:33AM0.64m
1:57PM0.72m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
13
12
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
7
4
4
3
5
7
7
9
9
4
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