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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
168
160
122
105
86
82
88
85
99
99
83
83
80
75
77
62
62
62
110
66
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
0
SE
0
SSE
0
S
0
SSW
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:23PM1.57m
4:52AM1.49m
5:17PM1.56m
5:46AM1.51m
6:09PM1.55m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.15m
10:43PM0.13m
11:03AM0.15m
11:36PM0.12m
11:59AM0.15m
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light rain
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6:37
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6:33
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
15
15
13
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