Tata Beach
Tasman, New Zealand
No photo of Tata Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:57 pm6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 17°C62°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 2315 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 3 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:57 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 2 am, -1.3 m4 ft
- High 9 am, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 3 pm, -1.3 m4 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Tata Beach
Tata Beach is a beach and locality in New Zealand, located in the Tasman region. It is 831 meters long and has an area of 43,626 square meters. The nearest airport is Takaka Airport, 12 kilometers away.
Tata Beach is a beach and small coastal settlement of predominantly holiday houses in the South Island, New Zealand. Found in the Golden Bay region, it is approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north-east of Tākaka.
The uninhabited Tata Islands lie about one kilometre (0.6 mi) north of the beach. Ligar Bay is another settlement 1.5 km south-west by road.
Source: Tata Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms160 m530 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Fee not listed
- Picnic tables170 m550 ft away
- Boat ramp70 m230 ft awayTata Beach
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.2 km0.8 miLigar Bay (village)
- Nearest airport
- 12 km7 miTakaka Airport (KTF)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Pōhara Beach4.3 km2.7 mi south-west away7.3 Great
- Totaranui Beach7.7 km4.8 mi east away7.8 Great
- Awaroa Beach11 km7.0 mi south-east away7.8 Great
- Onetahuti14 km8.7 mi south-east away7.8 Great
- Medlands Beach17 km11 mi south-east away6.7 Good
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.1 GreatBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 29%
- Tue6.3 GoodBest 7 pm to 9 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 100%
- Wed5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 26%
- Thu4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 39%