Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNE 7 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 23 | 33 | 43 | 86 | 139 | 0 | 113 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:02AM3.75m | 12:19PM3.78m | 00:42AM3.47m | 12:56PM3.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM1.07m | 5:50PM1.27m | 6:25AM1.31m | 6:35PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 113 | 117 | 153 | 124 | 78 | 41 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 17 | NW 16 | E 5 | ESE 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 140 | 68 | 73 | 67 | 16 | 7 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | NW 17 | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 74 | — | — | 65 | 64 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 33 | 43 | 86 | 139 | 286 | 604 | — | — | 14 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 57 | 97 | 97 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 36 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 115 | 150 | 55 | 97 |
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