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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal 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 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
E
2.3
SSE
3.5
SSE
0.7
E
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)999889971110111111111111111010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5678747169552828861059239712550424999425236893289253020961893154416319951114
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NW
0
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
1.74
8:31AM
1.64
8:59PM
1.75
9:26AM
1.63
9:55PM
1.74
10:23AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.01
2:47PM
0.00
3:23AM
0.01
3:42PM
0.02
4:19AM
0.03
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset5:36-------5:35-------5:34-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1--3411-13771198521111---
Temp. °C17141312121312131213111111101011111211101091113
Feels °C (?)171412121012810810445335576666910
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