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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)11111114141414141313131312121212121211811448
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232323335352999687848279595737363534332312161836
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
N
10
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:38-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------9
Temp. °C181919151211101014192017161516151720201818181816
Feels °C (?)15141411877712171815131213121517171415151614
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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