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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.7
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
74
72
52
51
36
36
22
22
21
13
13
5
5
16
6
8
5
2
2
2
3
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:09AM1.55m
8:32PM1.56m
8:58AM1.60m
9:22PM1.57m
9:48AM1.63m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.14m
2:26PM0.13m
2:49AM0.11m
3:18PM0.11m
3:39AM0.09m
4:10PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:48
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7:13
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7:14
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7:15
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Temp °C
10
9
9
14
16
15
12
10
9
8
8
13
15
15
14
11
11
10
8
13
18
17
13
11
Feels °C
7
6
5
11
12
11
11
8
7
6
6
11
12
12
14
9
9
8
6
11
16
15
12
9
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