Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ESE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)13131351212666677777788777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)848278525049655271113173184189236243337336300259222188270448268
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
1.58
12:07AM
1.66
12:34PM
1.55
1:04AM
1.64
1:32PM
1.51
2:03AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
0.07
6:30AM
0.09
6:50PM
0.10
7:27AM
0.12
7:46PM
0.12
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:15-------7:13----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------12232----------
Temp. °C151919181615141417161615151515151619191817171717
Feels °C (?)151816161515141316151514141414141518181717171717
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