Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 183 | 169 | 139 | 134 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 76 | 58 | 59 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.38m | 11:35AM1.43m | 11:58PM1.34m | 12:23PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.29m | 5:55PM0.32m | 6:10AM0.33m | 6:42PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 116 | 183 | 169 | 139 | 134 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 112 | 157 | 195 | 170 | 107 | 65 | 57 | 52 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | 28 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 28 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 262 | 346 | 786 | 1802 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 197 | 146 | 132 | 132 | 22 |
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