Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 14 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)--
Afternoon (14 Mar)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (14 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
WNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NNE
0.2
N
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NE
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)3331114141312122131414181818173171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121000000100000002000000
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
E
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncrossglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
3.10
7:26AM
3.20
7:35PM
3.31
8:14AM
3.51
8:25PM
3.54
8:52AM
3.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
1.64
1:05PM
1.57
1:30AM
1.35
1:53PM
1.31
2:17AM
1.04
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-
Sunset-7:51-------7:49-------7:47------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615141313161717171514141315171817151414131517
Feels °C (?)141515131212151615171513131215151716151313121516
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