Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)--
Evening (17 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.6
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.1
N
0.6
ESE
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)16151941818184434417171741919441841818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)000100024714800011001000000
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
3.82
9:10PM
3.77
9:27AM
4.10
9:51PM
3.99
10:01AM
4.30
10:31PM
4.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
1.02
2:55AM
0.76
3:09PM
0.74
3:31AM
0.55
3:44PM
0.51
4:06AM
0.40
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:44-------7:43----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161717171615141416202019191816161820191818171615
Feels °C (?)161616181615141315171818191615141617171817161514
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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