Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.0° 

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


Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)--
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
4
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
5
0.2
ENE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
0
3
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
7
32
7
533
0
782
660
574
614
547
515
432
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:11AM1.51m
12:43PM1.60m
1:09AM1.50m
1:42PM1.61m
2:09AM1.50m
2:41PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.13m
7:03PM0.16m
7:24AM0.13m
8:02PM0.15m
8:22AM0.12m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
5
7
3
3
2
Temp °C
11
11
14
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
13
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
8
Feels °C
8
8
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
11
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
5
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