Tata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.81° S 172.92° E

Tata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tata Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

Tata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tata Beach today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at Tata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
NW
17
0.3
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
2
13
29
40
16
5
3
4
3
14
29
13
0
1
0
0
4
15
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
25
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
30
E
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:43AM3.28m
6:42PM3.48m
6:55AM3.46m
7:39PM3.75m
7:53AM3.70m
8:24PM3.98m
Low Tide
11:39AM1.41m
00:34AM1.12m
12:54PM1.20m
1:27AM0.87m
1:49PM0.96m
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6:56
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6:52
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7:38
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Temp °C
8
7
10
13
14
12
9
8
8
8
12
16
17
15
14
13
12
11
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
6
5
9
8
9
7
5
5
5
5
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
9
12
12
10
11
10
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