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 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
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!
!
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
1
SE
14
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.2
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
1.9
SE
13
1.8
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
341
373
352
342
336
336
437
424
535
535
535
591
1622
1434
1510
1486
1452
1395
1228
1137
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:15PM1.40m
3:34AM1.33m
4:02PM1.42m
4:21AM1.33m
4:48PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.32m
9:29PM0.36m
9:43AM0.32m
10:17PM0.35m
10:30AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
9
8
6
4
3
3
5
10
11
8
7
7
6
6
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
2
0
-1
-1
1
4
6
4
3
3
2
2
4
7
8
8
8
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