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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)999999999999669998866666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20319414517212099838310110168492024939385941552429322718
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
SE
5
E
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
1.56
9:03PM
1.51
9:25AM
1.53
9:50PM
1.50
10:11AM
1.49
10:35PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.13
3:18AM
0.16
3:44PM
0.16
4:06AM
0.19
4:29PM
0.19
4:53AM
0.22
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:45-------7:43----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172223201715141318212119161413131922232017141211
Feels °C (?)17212220161413121820202016131212192123211713109
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