Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 2PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
453
453
466
423
414
370
321
221
190
199
172
172
234
284
249
2427
2285
2039
1739
2049
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:12AM1.59m
7:38PM1.70m
8:05AM1.58m
8:30PM1.65m
8:58AM1.56m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.02m
2:01AM0.03m
2:20PM0.05m
2:52AM0.05m
3:13PM0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
8
10
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
7
6
7
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
6
5
3
1
0
2
3
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
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