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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.2° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.1
E
2.2
E
3
E
3.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
5.5
ENE
3
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010101212121299101112121211101010991514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2762882903462317737108803307081463227442386075873322771152666402282225133146140
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
5
WSW
25
W
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
1.29
12:45AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
0.35
6:32PM
0.35
7:07AM
0.35
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:45---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------12-1223255------1-
Temp. °C151416181818171818191920202120212019212222201716
Feels °C (?)141316191819171918181617161922181615192121191615
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