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 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
300
183
172
159
82
66
53
100
121
193
67
203
63
67
65
159
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
W
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM1.58m
5:50PM1.72m
6:16AM1.59m
6:45PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.06m
11:33AM0.02m
00:12AM0.04m
12:30PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
4
5
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
9
11
12
11
10
12
12
10
12
13
12
11
12
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