Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
375
444
527
275
283
243
254
334
437
586
615
603
533
500
520
520
475
410
418
410
353
325
286
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
E
0
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
S
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SSE
10
SW
20
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:20PM1.45m
10:45AM1.36m
11:05PM1.45m
11:33AM1.40m
11:53PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.25m
4:57PM0.27m
5:28AM0.23m
5:46PM0.26m
6:15AM0.20m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
3
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
9
9
9
9
8
9
13
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
Feels °C
11
9
10
7
6
7
8
10
11
8
7
7
7
6
7
12
11
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
S
9
Energy kJ
230
235
282
281
275
283
243
254
334
437
586
615
603
533
500
520
520
475
410
418
410
353
325
299
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.1
S
18
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
8
7
29
27
25
25
24
10
10
19
18
17
14
14
21
20
19
27
89
89
6
146
201
286
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
3
13
2
9
23
21
21
21
20
18
17
16
16
14
13
7
15
16
6
23
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
10
0.8
SSW
8
0.9
S
8
1.5
S
9
Energy kJ
375
444
527
66
89
328
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
134
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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