Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)899711101111111111111010101010109999109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69555518858083457145714121380834532959233620791739181515641348938917781361314
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
1.64
8:59PM
1.75
9:26AM
1.63
9:55PM
1.74
10:23AM
1.59
10:51PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.01
2:47PM
0.00
3:23AM
0.01
3:42PM
0.02
4:19AM
0.03
4:38PM
0.04
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:35-------5:34-------5:31---
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
62324112107611121--11411--
Temp. °C12121212111112111110111212109889910121199
Feels °C (?)11109856645456664445579866
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