Tata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.81° S 172.92° E

Tata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tata Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
E
4
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.7
NNE
5
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
7
1.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
8
8
6
4
3
1
0
0
5
0
3
2
1
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
15
N
10
NW
5
SW
0
SSW
15
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:41AM3.92m
9:03PM4.13m
9:23AM4.09m
9:39PM4.22m
10:02AM4.19m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.67m
2:32PM0.75m
2:49AM0.55m
3:09PM0.62m
3:25AM0.51m
3:42PM0.57m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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7:40
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7:42
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1
5
2
3
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Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
14
15
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
11
12
12
14
13
13
14
14
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