Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
11.8° C
2.0° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1215
1042
799
750
149
102
73
454
387
380
356
297
308
236
227
437
350
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:26AM1.49m
12:58PM1.56m
1:23AM1.51m
1:57PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.20m
6:43AM0.15m
7:16PM0.18m
7:39AM0.13m
8:15PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
4
5
8
13
13
10
9
9
9
11
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
2
1
1
2
5
10
9
7
6
6
6
8
11
13
13
12
10
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