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Tata Beach

Tasman District · New Zealand

IntermediateBeach break-40.811, 172.914

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An open NW-facing sand beach on the Tasman Sea near Tasman District, Tata Beach works on W–N groundswell; E–S winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~14.1°C (57.4°F) on average

Jan

18.6°C

65.5°F · 16.3–23.2°C

Feb

19.6°C

67.3°F · 17.9–21.3°C

Mar

18.7°C

65.7°F · 16.5–20.7°C

Apr

17.2°C

63°F · 15.5–19.2°C

May

15.6°C

60.1°F · 14.2–17.8°C

Jun

13.9°C

57°F · 12.9–15.5°C

Jul

12.6°C

54.7°F · 11.4–14.1°C

Aug

12.2°C

54°F · 11.1–12.9°C

Sep

12.9°C

55.2°F · 12–13.9°C

Oct

14.1°C

57.4°F · 12.8–16.1°C

Nov

15.8°C

60.4°F · 14.4–18.2°C

Dec

17.6°C

63.7°F · 15.8–19.4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

W–N

Best wind

E–S

Break type

Beach break

Best season

October–April

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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