Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | N 8 | E 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 16 | 36 | 30 | 54 | 70 | 55 | 66 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 43 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:45AM4.18m | 9:46PM4.26m | 10:24AM4.33m | 10:28PM4.29m | 11:03AM4.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.61m | 3:17PM0.52m | 3:29AM0.51m | 3:56PM0.43m | 4:10AM0.51m | 4:35PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 10 | N 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 499 | 354 | 235 | 133 | 100 | 54 | 39 | 26 | 38 | 8 | — | 15 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | N 6 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 5 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 122 | 114 | 24 | 104 | 79 | 56 | 52 | 15 | 9 | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 13 | NNW 10 | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 36 | 30 | 54 | 70 | 55 | 66 | 164 | 407 | 804 | 1017 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 136 | 41 | 43 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 59 | 156 | 171 | 171 | 175 | 178 | 181 | 312 | 296 | 47 | 171 | 55 | 38 | 115 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 156 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 156 |
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