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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
1
2
!
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)111110101010101099910999998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3863349930542466212218498426635427656323573352872812021721381187249494426
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
1.63
9:55PM
1.74
10:23AM
1.59
10:51PM
1.71
11:20AM
1.55
11:49PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
0.02
4:19AM
0.03
4:38PM
0.04
5:16AM
0.06
5:34PM
0.08
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:34-------5:31-------5:30-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111121------------------
Temp. °C11121211998810111311111099111414119988
Feels °C (?)566545447898987791212107766
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