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 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
11.9° C
2.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
1
SE
14
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
121
132
140
98
111
129
159
186
212
350
341
373
352
336
336
336
431
405
826
826
1935
1869
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:00AM1.35m
2:29PM1.40m
2:48AM1.33m
3:15PM1.40m
3:34AM1.33m
4:02PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.30m
8:41PM0.35m
8:57AM0.32m
9:29PM0.36m
9:43AM0.32m
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
11
9
9
8
7
5
7
10
9
7
5
4
3
4
8
10
10
8
7
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
7
5
4
3
3
1
3
6
4
2
1
0
-2
-1
3
4
4
3
3
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