
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 3AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (05 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 12 | NW 13 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 434 | 244 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 377 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:44PM4.00m | 12:12PM3.71m | 00:23AM3.95m | 12:54PM3.63m | 1:06AM3.86m | 1:39PM3.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM1.04m | 5:49PM0.98m | 6:05AM1.08m | 6:28PM1.09m | 6:51AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | |
mm | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | 434 | 244 | 155 | 153 | 95 | 111 | 38 | 58 | 109 | 144 | 114 | 190 | 129 | 74 | 377 | 348 | 254 | 162 | 118 | 90 | 64 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 18 | N 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SE 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 |
— | — | 194 | 137 | 103 | 75 | 70 | 24 | 39 | 73 | 29 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 103 | 100 | 64 | 63 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 16 | — | ENE 6 | N 8 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | NW 15 |
— | — | 13 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 24 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
1641 | 1265 | 866 | — | 490 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 34 | 143 | 361 | 542 | 603 | 431 | 346 | 111 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 189 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 97 | 97 | 57 | 97 | 158 | 97 | 57 | 47 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 19 |
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