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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 10 May 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (11 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.4
SSE
18
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
276
213
246
195
154
116
116
85
83
80
106
74
74
73
73
71
50
95
47
45
29
29
28
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
ESE
0
S
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:07AM1.40m
12:32PM1.29m
00:54AM1.41m
1:21PM1.32m
1:43AM1.43m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.33m
6:31AM0.31m
6:41PM0.32m
7:17AM0.28m
7:30PM0.29m
8:04AM0.24m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
16
15
12
10
9
10
12
12
10
9
7
6
6
9
16
16
13
12
10
9
9
11
13
15
12
13
8
6
5
7
8
9
8
7
4
3
3
7
15
14
12
11
8
7
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
S
14
1.6
S
8
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.4
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
Energy kJ
280
276
213
198
195
154
202
367
1483
1264
1087
848
653
582
490
383
350
280
220
216
989
600
585
520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.7
S
16
1
E
11
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
E
11
1
S
14
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
S
16
0.5
E
9
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
29
60
262
246
333
253
116
407
85
83
80
77
74
74
73
73
71
50
49
257
45
97
100
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
19
0.1
S
12
0.7
E
11
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
S
17
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
19
65
3
116
7
106
94
34
31
16
27
24
95
47
29
29
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
6
2.1
S
7
1.8
S
8
2
S
9
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
928
239
425
391
609
383
116
167
213
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
Distance (km)
37
25
0
132
22
25
22
39
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
5
5
7
6
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
9
9
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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