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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 134 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 99 | 88 | 73 | 57 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 188 | 186 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:23PM 1.67 | 12:53AM 1.52 | 1:21PM 1.61 | 1:51AM 1.47 | 2:19PM 1.56 | 2:48AM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:47PM 0.09 | 7:06AM 0.12 | 7:44PM 0.14 | 8:02AM 0.17 | 8:40PM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
Continuing clean conditions at Taits Beach (Waikari River) (calm at Wairoa 32 km from Taits Beach (Waikari River)). 0.3m 9s swell from the E with a 0.2m 5s windswell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
32 km away, 1 h 3 min ago
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