Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 232 | 160 | 172 | 202 | 217 | 2127 | 2114 | 1917 | 1736 | 1498 | 1230 | 1067 | 897 | 784 | 721 | 662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.58m | 8:30PM1.65m | 8:58AM1.56m | 9:21PM1.59m | 9:48AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.05m | 2:52AM0.05m | 3:13PM0.09m | 3:42AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  |  | |  | | | |  | |  | | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 234 | 190 | 160 | 172 | 202 | 217 | 329 | 184 | 216 | 208 | 158 | 43 | 40 | 897 | 784 | 721 | 662 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | SSW 20 | — | — | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | 109 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 71 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 232 | 681 | 1556 | 1814 | 2016 | 2127 | 2114 | 1917 | 1736 | 1498 | 1230 | 1067 | 1302 | 1157 | 1075 | 694 | 961 | 1362 | 2450 | 3938 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 134 | 137 | 157 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 209 | 188 | 180 | 39 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 181 | 205 | 205 | 391 | 205 |
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