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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
1.5
SSE
8
0.1
E
15
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1.1
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
240
4
446
370
363
308
387
387
373
387
359
236
214
173
131
135
90
65
52
146
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
SE
0
S
5
SW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM1.64m
00:59AM1.51m
1:29PM1.62m
1:58AM1.49m
2:28PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.12m
7:13AM0.12m
7:52PM0.13m
8:11AM0.13m
8:49PM0.13m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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6:39
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7:17
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7:19
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7:20
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 mm
1
1
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Temp °C
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
7
10
13
13
10
8
7
6
6
12
15
16
14
11
Feels °C
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
8
10
9
7
5
5
4
4
10
12
12
12
9
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