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Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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 kJ (?) | 25 | 0 | 40 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:39AM 3.16 | 5:53PM 3.34 | 6:00AM 3.28 | 6:54PM 3.60 | 7:00AM 3.48 | 7:37PM 3.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38AM 1.58 | 11:41PM 1.33 | 12:01PM 1.43 | 12:37AM 1.09 | 1:00PM 1.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay
The wind is still cross-on at Tata Beach (fresh winds from the WNW at FarewellSpitAws 31 km from Tata Beach). No surfable waves
31 km away, 1 h 1 min ago
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