Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NNE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.53m | 9:10AM1.52m | 9:32PM1.53m | 9:59AM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.15m | 3:28PM0.17m | 3:52AM0.15m | 4:19PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1877 | 1744 | 1444 | 891 | 784 | 1759 | 1700 | 1602 | 1132 | 919 | 704 | 563 | 466 | 362 | 280 | 213 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NNE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 377 | 395 | 1342 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | ENE 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
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