Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136385166061951947135736537337336032131427224724121618816616613813812099
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
W
0
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
0
SE
0
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
E
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
1.54
8:07AM
1.59
8:34PM
1.60
8:58AM
1.61
9:25PM
1.64
9:50AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
0.11
2:26PM
0.08
2:51AM
0.08
3:16PM
0.06
3:45AM
0.06
4:08PM
0.05
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:13-------7:15-------7:16---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:21-------7:19
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151211101417161513131212151918161515151415181816
Feels °C (?)1310981215131413121212151817151516161516171615
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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