Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s 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 (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NNW 16 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 35 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 59 | 100 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 71 | 54 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 11:11AM4.22m | 11:21PM4.05m | 11:44AM4.14m | 11:56PM3.86m | 12:16PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.71m | 5:06AM0.74m | 5:14PM0.86m | 5:40AM0.92m | 5:46PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 16 | N 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 14 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 164 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | — | 261 | 155 | 87 | 53 | 25 | 24 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 16 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 2 |
| kJ | — | 220 | 35 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 280 | 59 | 100 | 145 | 151 | 113 | 92 | 219 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 134 | 71 | 54 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 97 | 171 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 171 | 158 | 171 | 150 | 150 | 43 | 150 | 150 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 150 | 158 | 55 | 36 |
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