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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 May 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (24 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
27
26
41
82
73
73
71
116
72
72
49
48
48
47
47
47
49
50
51
51
55
57
59
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
S
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31PM1.66m
12:02PM1.50m
00:27AM1.59m
12:59PM1.46m
1:21AM1.52m
1:54PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.07m
6:13PM0.13m
6:49AM0.12m
7:08PM0.19m
7:42AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
13
15
12
11
10
9
9
10
15
16
13
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
10
9
8
9
11
13
11
9
8
7
7
8
13
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
16
1
S
17
1
S
17
1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
Energy kJ
46
27
26
25
202
249
294
305
582
603
617
742
734
659
597
496
462
430
411
404
319
309
290
232
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
29
44
42
37
82
73
24
20
72
72
72
49
48
48
47
47
47
49
50
51
51
55
57
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.1
E
11
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
12
15
26
41
5
5
73
71
116
2
3
4
3
2
3
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.3
E
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SW
3
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
10
19
23
1
8
2
2
51
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
65
40
39
144
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
71
75
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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