
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s 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 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 7 | W 4 | NNW 8 | W 3 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 18 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 52 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:34AM3.90m | 8:43PM4.19m | 9:12AM4.09m | 9:17PM4.30m | 9:49AM4.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.65m | 3:26AM0.62m | 2:47PM0.50m | 2:59AM0.48m | 3:21PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | W 12 | NW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | 176 | 125 | 163 | 166 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 22 | W 22 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NW 18 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
— | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | — | NW 8 | NW 18 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
— | 8 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 52 | 381 | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 50 | 316 | 7 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 57 | 97 | 97 | 115 | 57 | 158 | 312 | 231 | 115 | 55 | 55 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 167 | 156 |
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