Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (13 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 44 | 63 | 115 | 113 | 0 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36AM3.94m | 7:30PM4.03m | 7:32AM4.10m | 8:23PM4.27m | 8:28AM4.21m | 9:13PM4.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.94m | 1:06AM0.77m | 1:23PM0.83m | 1:56AM0.62m | 2:20PM0.73m | 2:47AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | NNW 5 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | WNW 16 | N 6 | N 6 |
25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 78 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | — | 51 | 54 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 9 | W 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 7 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 14 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 14 | NW 16 | N 4 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
— | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | NW 6 | W 21 | W 8 | N 20 | NW 18 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NNW 6 |
— | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 3 |
4 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 323 | 316 | 309 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 44 | 63 | 115 | 113 | 170 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 60 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 115 | 97 | 97 | 105 | 55 | 115 | 55 | 55 | 115 | 150 | 150 | 19 | 55 | 57 |
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