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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than 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: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)--
Afternoon (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.7
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)555566666677111211111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)466154579041343686232917664129125353152149146277272220212168
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
1.33
10:40AM
1.45
11:01PM
1.31
11:22AM
1.45
11:44PM
1.31
12:06PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.30
5:06PM
0.30
5:12AM
0.30
5:49PM
0.29
5:55AM
0.30
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:39--
Sunset-8:14-------8:15-------8:15------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191916141315222526252017151624272827232018212526
Feels °C (?)171715131214212425241916141523262826221917212525
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