Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (10 Apr)--

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
E
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)151431413141414444413131344441314744
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0020000011110002222000185
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
E
5
ESE
0
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrossglassglassoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
3.08
2:26AM
3.03
3:38PM
3.05
4:11AM
3.00
4:54PM
3.14
5:36AM
3.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
1.68
8:01PM
1.66
8:40AM
1.79
9:19PM
1.68
10:15AM
1.73
10:44PM
1.55
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:04-------6:02----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------4621----
Temp. °C161718171615151416181817171817171617181817161515
Feels °C (?)131417171413131214161716151514151415161816131212
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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