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 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
1.3
S
4
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
16
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
110
85
63
15
69
23
22
22
21
20
19
19
16
28
12
16
15
9
16
10
293
307
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:33AM1.29m
1:59PM1.38m
2:21AM1.28m
2:47PM1.38m
3:10AM1.30m
3:35PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.35m
8:17PM0.36m
8:30AM0.34m
9:05PM0.34m
9:18AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
15
19
17
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
6
4
4
4
8
11
11
10
7
Feels °C
6
5
13
18
15
6
6
5
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
-1
-1
-1
3
7
7
8
4
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