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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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
18.9° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)6677787888878888810101010121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89141208250277287375438395356308268336270286256268331331253218554554480
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
NW
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
1.55
1:04AM
1.64
1:32PM
1.51
2:03AM
1.61
2:31PM
1.48
3:01AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
0.10
7:27AM
0.12
7:46PM
0.12
8:24AM
0.14
8:43PM
0.15
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:13-------7:12----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-13341------------------
Temp. °C161616161516151516201919171817172126262219171616
Feels °C (?)151515141315131415191919171817172126262319171616
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