Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.5° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.2
SSE
12
0.1
E
13
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
411
3
297
292
270
209
218
156
146
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
0
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:50AM1.57m
7:14PM1.61m
7:40AM1.57m
8:03PM1.57m
8:29AM1.56m
8:51PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.09m
1:33AM0.08m
1:56PM0.11m
2:21AM0.11m
2:46PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
13
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
13
11
11
11
10
9
13
16
17
14
12
Feels °C
10
12
9
9
8
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
10
10
9
8
12
14
15
13
10
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