
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.60m | 9:22PM1.57m | 9:48AM1.63m | 10:13PM1.57m | 10:40AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:30AM0.09m | 5:03PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
1274 | 1281 | 1237 | 940 | 691 | 617 | 488 | 437 | 350 | 285 | 284 | 260 | 191 | 146 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 75 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | E 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 73 | 45 | — | — | 2 | — | 21 | 43 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | S 14 | E 11 | — | SSW 11 | — | E 3 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | — | 12 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 64 | 64 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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