Tata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.81° S 172.92° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tata Beach sea temperature is

12.6° C

Tata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	WNW 2	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 16	NW 5	NW 16	NW 6	NW 6	W 2	WNW 3	NW 6	WNW 6	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	0	77	0	1	1	25	21	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:19AM4.08m					9:03PM4.41m				9:15AM4.20m				9:48PM4.55m				10:07AM4.26m				10:31PM4.56m
Low Tide			2:17PM0.81m				2:41AM0.58m					3:12PM0.65m				3:31AM0.48m				3:59PM0.58m				4:17AM0.47m


	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48
	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	5:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	14	15	13	13	13	12	11	12	15	16	14	13	14	13	13	11	14	14	13	12	9	8	8
Feels °C	9	11	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	13	12	11	9	9	8	9	8	10	10	9	9	5	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	NW 13	NW 12	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	WNW 16	NW 16	NNW 6	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	WNW 15	N 5	NNW 6	NW 5	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	130	87	85	7	24	75	58	43	32	32	160	118	21	24	24	58	36	25	44	5	12	7	8	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	WNW 11	—	W 18	NW 18	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 16	NW 16	WNW 16	—	—	NW 15	NW 15	WNW 15	NW 15	WNW 15	WNW 5	WNW 7	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	5	11	—	6	13	37	38	115	177	166	63	62	95	—	—	60	59	44	9	22	3	5	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 20	—	—	N 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	NW 12	—	—	—	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	WNW 15	WNW 15	N 5	—
kJ	—	8	—	—	6	33	60	6	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	22	21	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	WNW 2	NW 11	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 5	NW 16	NW 6	NW 6	W 2	WNW 3	NW 6	WNW 6	—	—	SW 3	SSW 3
kJ	173	1	60	108	96	175	—	—	—	—	31	30	39	291	77	172	1	1	25	21	—	—	3	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ruby Bay Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fletchers Beach Nelson - West Coast	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	57	55	57	55	47	55	55	55	156	156	156	55	55	156	57	57	55	55	57	57	150	97	38	36
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay Point	Inner Cut	Inner Cut	Inner Cut	Inner Cut	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point	Inner Cut				Schnappers Point	Schnappers Point		Inner Cut	Inner Cut	Inner Cut	Schnappers Point	Tahunanui bar	Tahunanui bar
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	1	5	5	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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