
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (28 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 3 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 8 | NNW 2 | N 3 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 18 | NNW 6 | W 18 | NW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53PM4.33m | 11:25AM4.28m | 11:31PM4.26m | 12:01PM4.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.42m | 4:33AM0.44m | 4:56PM0.43m | 5:10AM0.51m | 5:33PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 14 | NW 6 | NW 15 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
48 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 119 | 82 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 6 | NW 15 | W 18 | NW 15 | NW 17 |
18 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 121 | 93 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | WNW 11 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | — |
12 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NNW 6 | — | — |
65 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 115 | 115 | 158 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 167 | 167 | 115 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 156 | 167 | 115 | 115 |
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