Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (01 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)--
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.3
E
2
0.2
E
3
0.1
E
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.1
E
11
0.7
S
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
3
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
28
0
40
39
19
106
121
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
ENE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM1.57m
10:40AM1.65m
11:06PM1.56m
11:34AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.09m
5:03PM0.10m
5:23AM0.09m
5:58PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:46
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6:45
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7:15
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7:15
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7:16
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3
8
1
Temp °C
18
13
12
10
8
7
13
20
22
19
13
10
9
8
14
15
11
9
9
Feels °C
16
12
11
8
6
4
11
18
20
18
11
8
7
6
12
12
8
6
5
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