Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.7°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
105
105
105
105
105
85
85
85
85
85
83
83
68
60
59
37
35
34
45
31
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
0
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:17PM1.56m
5:46AM1.51m
6:09PM1.55m
6:37AM1.53m
6:59PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.15m
11:36PM0.12m
11:59AM0.15m
00:27AM0.12m
12:52PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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6:31
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7:22
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7:23
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7:24
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 mm
1
1
1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
17
21
22
18
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
12
11
15
18
19
17
13
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