Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
3
SSE
8
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
510
490
338
338
1351
3550
4940
4995
4986
4505
4354
5665
4961
3822
2500
1914
1760
988
1642
1365
1055
869
825
757
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:53PM1.46m
12:24PM1.45m
00:46AM1.48m
1:18PM1.51m
1:42AM1.50m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.26m
6:15AM0.20m
6:38PM0.23m
7:05AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
7:58AM0.13m
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7:30
7:30
7:28
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5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
2
2
2
10
11
7
6
11
9
5
9
6
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
Feels °C
10
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
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