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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
59
60
89
86
67
63
48
44
32
20
20
9
13
10
9
11
15
10
9
9
4
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:37AM1.53m
6:59PM1.53m
7:26AM1.54m
7:48PM1.52m
8:13AM1.55m
8:34PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.12m
12:52PM0.15m
1:16AM0.13m
1:42PM0.16m
2:03AM0.15m
2:31PM0.17m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
13
13
14
19
22
20
16
14
13
12
11
17
19
18
16
14
13
14
14
21
22
25
23
18
Feels °C
13
12
13
18
20
19
16
13
12
11
10
16
17
16
16
13
12
13
13
20
20
22
21
16
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