Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.4° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
226
149
146
116
124
121
99
94
74
53
89
168
127
96
115
87
86
68
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:51PM1.52m
9:16AM1.53m
9:38PM1.48m
10:03AM1.50m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.15m
3:35PM0.19m
3:54AM0.20m
4:22PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
11
10
8
7
13
17
17
13
10
8
7
9
15
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
13
13
9
8
6
5
11
15
15
12
8
6
4
6
11
13
13
12
10
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