Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)--
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (23 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s

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
Thursday
26
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 (?)
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.1
W
0.4
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NW
0.3
NNE
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)345126121212356651818444444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)410280000010000003122336321
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
3.93
2:06AM
3.77
2:34PM
3.68
2:57AM
3.53
3:38PM
3.45
4:13AM
3.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
0.93
7:50AM
1.10
8:16PM
1.18
9:04AM
1.36
9:24PM
1.40
10:40AM
1.48
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-8:21-------8:19-------8:17------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181816151516202018171616161517181818171616162021
Feels °C (?)131615131213181516181615151417171717171715141816
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