
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | E 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 102 | 102 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12AM1.43m | 5:33PM1.48m | 6:02AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | 6:52AM1.59m | 7:15PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.23m | 11:22AM0.23m | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:15PM0.18m | 00:39AM0.12m | 1:09PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 3 | S 11 |
133 | 102 | 102 | 94 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 17 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 9 | E 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 11 | SE 10 |
7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | E 12 | S 15 | S 17 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 4 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | S 9 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 11 | — | E 5 |
— | — | 3 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | — | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 67 | 84 | 67 | 132 | 134 | 253 | 212 | 132 |
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