Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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) | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 65 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:37PM3.13m | 4:33AM3.00m | 5:24PM3.11m | 5:52AM3.08m | 6:44PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM1.86m | 10:15AM1.80m | 11:31PM1.77m | 11:39AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NNW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 332 | 304 | 138 | 86 | 65 | 84 | 262 | 242 | 266 | 146 | 10 | 88 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | N 18 | N 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 74 | 128 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 15 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 67 | 65 | 90 | 239 | 508 | 696 | 549 | 516 | 250 | 167 | 206 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 322 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 175 | 175 | 178 | 57 | 158 | 171 | 156 | 156 | 171 | 156 | 55 | 57 | 115 | 115 | 156 | 150 |
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