Tata Beach surf break

Tata Beach surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tata Beach sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tata Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tata Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
NNW
0.1
NW
0.6
SW
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
N
0.3
NW
0.6
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
0.7
NW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)4554654153151546616161655154445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20720492800000150000171402736185
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
SE
5
S
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscrossglassglassoncrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
4.27
11:54PM
4.16
12:07PM
4.14
12:27AM
4.05
12:40PM
3.94
12:59AM
3.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.57
5:17PM
0.57
5:28AM
0.67
5:50PM
0.72
5:56AM
0.85
6:23PM
0.91
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise--7:13-------7:15-------7:16-----
Sunset-----8:04-------8:01-------8:00--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141316202322181716161819191917161616192122211716
Feels °C (?)121114182120161614151818191817171716201818171515
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