Tata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.81° S 172.92° E

Tata Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tata Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

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


Tata Beach surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, NW swell with 50 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tata Beach this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Tata Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 11) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 4PM (Tue 13th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tata Beach over the next 16 days.


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