Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
9
3
S
8
3
S
9
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
3
2
6
6
6
6
6
7
3
5
9
5
21
22
13
6
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:58AM1.55m
9:20PM1.46m
9:43AM1.53m
10:06PM1.43m
10:28AM1.50m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.17m
3:18PM0.19m
3:34AM0.21m
4:05PM0.22m
4:19AM0.24m
4:50PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:28
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6:26
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6:24
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7:28
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7:29
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7:30
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1
2
1
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1
4
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
21
23
24
21
19
18
18
18
20
17
17
11
10
8
8
8
7
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
13
13
20
20
21
20
17
15
16
15
17
13
15
9
8
6
5
4
1
2
1
0
0
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