Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 191 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.37m | 2:43AM1.28m | 3:05PM1.38m | 3:32AM1.30m | 3:54PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.35m | 8:39PM0.34m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:25PM0.31m | 9:40AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 154 | 191 | 191 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 149 | 160 | 315 | 280 | 212 | 102 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 3 | E 3 | — | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 78 | 104 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 64 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 64 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
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