Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
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
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
N
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)3433141414131361313181818171216161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221100000100000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
S
0
SSW
5
WSW
0
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
4.32
11:55AM
4.30
12:24AM
4.23
12:38PM
4.11
1:04AM
4.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
0.38
5:18AM
0.38
5:35PM
0.49
5:57AM
0.54
6:18PM
0.70
6:42AM
0.80
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-7:38-------7:37-------7:36------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514141413151617161515141416171717151615141618
Feels °C (?)141414141413161517161414141416161617141514131617
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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