
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | W 2 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | ENE 2 | E 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM3.32m | 4:44AM3.45m | 5:57PM3.44m | 6:04AM3.56m | 7:12PM3.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM1.42m | 10:26PM1.42m | 10:39AM1.43m | 11:43PM1.25m | 12:05PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 19 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
44 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 551 | 367 | 375 | 363 | 363 | 268 | 179 | 141 | 103 | 106 | 80 | 51 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 18 | — | — | — | WNW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | WNW 15 |
10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | NW 18 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | NW 15 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | NW 18 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | W 2 | — | — | NW 5 | ENE 2 | E 3 |
— | 10 | 15 | 23 | 64 | 182 | 564 | 1085 | — | — | 150 | 832 | 590 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 48 | 60 | 59 | 148 | 97 | 97 | 60 | 97 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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