Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)--
Afternoon (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
1
ESE
0.7
E
0.2
WNW
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
NNW
0.4
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NW
0.3
NE
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)555144433536121243566544444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)00000325010000122980005535
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
20
N
20
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
20
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
3.97
1:42PM
3.93
2:06AM
3.77
2:34PM
3.68
2:57AM
3.53
3:38PM
3.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
0.83
7:22PM
0.93
7:50AM
1.10
8:16PM
1.18
9:04AM
1.36
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:21-------8:19-------8:17
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413131517181816151516192018181716151517181717
Feels °C (?)121211121414151715131212171616181614141416161617
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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