Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (10 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 1748 | 1403 | 1174 | 952 | 820 | 731 | 663 | 512 | 663 | 918 | 797 | 689 | 524 | 444 | 379 | 322 | 223 | 179 | 179 | 145 | 124 | 82 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:11AM1.46m | 1:43PM1.44m | 2:05AM1.49m | 2:39PM1.52m | 3:02AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.27m | 7:32AM0.20m | 7:55PM0.23m | 8:23AM0.15m | 8:52PM0.18m | 9:18AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
2013 | 1748 | 1403 | 1174 | 952 | 820 | 731 | 663 | 512 | 663 | 918 | 797 | 689 | 524 | 444 | 379 | 322 | 223 | 179 | 179 | 145 | 124 | 82 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 11 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
— | — | 432 | 90 | 59 | 26 | 130 | 222 | 317 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | S 15 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 51 | 29 | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3554 | 2998 | 2301 | 1490 | 828 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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