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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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average 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 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | |
26 | 41 | 82 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 116 | 51 | 72 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 71 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.50m | 00:27AM1.59m | 12:59PM1.46m | 1:21AM1.52m | 1:54PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.07m | 6:13PM0.13m | 6:49AM0.12m | 7:08PM0.19m | 7:42AM0.16m | 8:02PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
26 | 25 | 202 | 249 | 294 | 301 | 582 | 603 | 742 | 742 | 725 | 659 | 597 | 508 | 462 | 430 | 411 | 404 | 329 | 309 | 299 | 59 | 180 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
42 | 37 | 82 | 73 | 24 | 27 | 72 | 51 | 72 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 12 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
26 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 72 | 116 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 |
3 | 13 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 418 | 71 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 15 | 39 | 144 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 49 | 22 | 37 |
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