Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121212111111111111111414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2362252192151471811671271251117977484747473023223353529996
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:43-------5:42-----
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--3-----------------
Temp. °C182121161514121215181917161516171719181512121110
Feels °C (?)15181814121210101215171413111214141412119988
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