Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.4
SE
14
0.6
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
83
81
71
140
282
248
236
193
174
116
155
169
139
134
123
121
97
99
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SE
0
NE
0
N
5
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:25PM1.43m
10:49AM1.46m
11:11PM1.38m
11:35AM1.43m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.25m
5:08PM0.28m
5:24AM0.29m
5:55PM0.32m
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clear
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clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
16
13
12
11
11
14
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
13
16
18
16
15
Feels °C
16
14
11
10
9
10
13
12
13
12
10
8
9
9
12
15
16
13
11
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