Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 4 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 273 | 128 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.30m | 3:54PM1.40m | 4:22AM1.36m | 4:43PM1.44m | 5:12AM1.43m | 5:33PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.32m | 10:13PM0.27m | 10:30AM0.28m | 11:00PM0.23m | 11:22AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 273 | 128 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 72 | 64 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 46 | 163 | 198 | 179 | 119 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 15 | S 16 | ESE 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 21 | 14 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | — | NE 4 | ESE 2 | E 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 68 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 98 | 64 | 15 |
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