Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Evening (12 Apr)--

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.2
ENE
0.3
N
0.1
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.6
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.8
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NW
1.2
NNW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)413454441313153346666777713137
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10144210008443990000000000
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
W
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
3.00
4:54PM
3.14
5:36AM
3.22
5:58PM
3.31
6:29AM
3.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
1.68
10:15AM
1.73
10:44PM
1.55
11:26AM
1.51
11:49PM
1.30
12:17PM
1.22
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:00-------6:00
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1-441----------------1
Temp. °C171817161617171817161515171918161514141314161614
Feels °C (?)141616141416161916131212171713121199910111010
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