Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | WNW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 49 | 44 | 27 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:09PM3.75m | 8:20AM3.67m | 8:42PM3.97m | 8:59AM3.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM1.21m | 1:47AM1.21m | 2:12PM0.94m | 2:22AM0.99m | 2:46PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NW 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | NW 8 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 45 | — | 7 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 334 | 359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | NW 12 | N 5 | NW 10 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 10 | NW 8 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | W 14 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 62 | 49 | 44 | 27 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | 17 | 17 | 55 | 228 | 750 | 1436 | 1319 | 876 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 97 | 43 | 97 | 40 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 185 | 226 | 226 | 175 | 115 | 175 | 47 |
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