
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | E 4 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | ENE 4 | WNW 16 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 145 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:02AM3.75m | 12:19PM3.78m | 00:42AM3.47m | 12:56PM3.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.01m | 5:46AM1.07m | 5:50PM1.27m | 6:25AM1.31m | 6:35PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 198 | 68 | 145 | 95 | 57 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 48 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | E 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
— | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 63 | 73 | 103 | 10 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — | — | WNW 16 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WNW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 99 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — |
29 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 127 | 165 | 270 | — | — | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 171 | 156 | 171 | 152 | 56 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 150 | 159 | 171 |
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