Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | E 4 | W 12 | ENE 4 | W 12 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 71 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:16PM4.01m | 00:33AM3.65m | 12:49PM3.82m | 1:14AM3.43m | 1:24PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM1.04m | 6:17AM1.12m | 6:22PM1.24m | 6:59AM1.32m | 7:05PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | N 11 | NW 4 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | — | — | — | NW 15 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 55 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 2 | — | — | SE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 138 | 71 | 37 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 150 | 150 | 55 | 38 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 55 | 158 | 40 | 43 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 97 | 201 | 201 | 171 | 36 |
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