Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.7° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
!
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
8
2.4
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
172
159
120
105
53
64
188
162
85
100
98
117
262
358
695
461
432
349
300
286
326
326
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
0
NNE
5
ESE
10
E
20
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
0
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM1.58m
5:50PM1.72m
6:16AM1.59m
6:45PM1.72m
7:12AM1.59m
7:38PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.02m
00:12AM0.04m
12:30PM0.01m
1:08AM0.02m
1:26PM0.02m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
2
5
5
4
2
1
1
4
9
3
2
6
7
7
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
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