
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 25 | 39 | 51 | 45 | 87 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:06PM4.04m | 11:31AM3.78m | 11:44PM4.00m | 12:12PM3.71m | 00:23AM3.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.92m | 4:42AM1.03m | 5:14PM0.92m | 5:22AM1.04m | 5:49PM0.98m | 6:05AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | W 10 | N 5 | W 14 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | NW 19 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 17 |
1 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 707 | 390 | 171 | 101 | 146 | 90 | 66 | 44 | 104 | 136 | 83 | 195 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 105 | 92 | 25 | 23 | 35 | 69 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | — | NW 11 | NW 15 | — | — | — | WNW 19 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 26 | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 37 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 4 |
10 | 25 | 39 | 51 | 45 | 87 | 127 | 239 | 436 | 766 | 1150 | 1485 | 804 | 489 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 175 | 175 | 180 | 180 | 200 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 55 | 36 | 55 | 60 | 97 | 97 | 164 |
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