Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6755 | 7058 | 5523 | 4106 | 3030 | 2343 | 1667 | 1273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.53m | 10:06PM1.43m | 10:28AM1.50m | 10:51PM1.39m | 11:13AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.22m | 4:19AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.25m | 5:04AM0.28m | 5:36PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | E 9 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | S 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NE 3 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 42 | — | — | 3 | 352 | 1660 | 2646 | 3748 | 5025 | 6755 | 7058 | 5523 | 4106 | 3030 | 2343 | 1667 | 1273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 132 | 62 | 53 | 0 | 15 | 55 | 132 | 132 | 40 | 137 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 205 | 209 | 248 | 248 | 188 | 188 | 39 |
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