Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
15.8°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.


How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 11AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
1
36
42
35
30
4
4
4
94
23
7
8
8
0
0
7
7
7
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
ENE
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM1.59m
7:15PM1.56m
7:43AM1.66m
8:08PM1.60m
8:35AM1.71m
9:01PM1.61m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.13m
1:30AM0.08m
2:03PM0.08m
2:22AM0.05m
2:57PM0.05m
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clear
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Temp °C
17
16
18
19
17
12
12
11
9
8
15
18
19
17
14
13
13
12
17
20
20
17
14
Feels °C
13
12
14
16
15
9
11
10
8
6
13
15
17
12
10
9
8
8
13
15
15
13
9
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