Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
N
2.2
NNW
0.2
NNE
1.9
NNW
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.3
NW
0.5
NW
0.8
N
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
1.6
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)44566777898810999215815151467
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17329412600000800000010000000
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
15
SSE
15
ESE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
4.30
9:09AM
4.38
9:45PM
4.43
9:52AM
4.38
10:25PM
4.44
10:36AM
4.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
0.46
2:38AM
0.37
2:52PM
0.38
3:17AM
0.31
3:34PM
0.42
3:58AM
0.37
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-12131865441---1----17652
Temp. °C161516161616161515141413131213151514131313121213
Feels °C (?)1210101010101112131312111191113121310108546
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