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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
40 | 40 | 86 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 337 | 172 | 113 | 117 | 109 | 121 | 132 | 168 | 159 | 110 | 147 | 93 | 80 | 82 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:26AM1.56m | 4:57PM1.64m | 5:22AM1.60m | 5:53PM1.72m | 6:18AM1.64m | 6:49PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.07m | 11:14PM0.09m | 11:36AM0.03m | 00:12AM0.04m | 12:33PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
495 | 466 | 423 | 409 | 38 | 38 | 358 | 345 | 338 | 337 | 33 | 74 | 52 | 68 | 121 | 132 | 168 | 159 | 110 | 147 | 93 | 80 | 82 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 24 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 15 | E 15 |
— | 50 | 86 | 79 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 50 | 18 | 45 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 40 | 649 | 397 | 371 | 573 | 553 | — | — | 172 | 113 | 117 | 109 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 22 | 53 | 181 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 181 | 181 | 49 | 22 | 15 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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