Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
0.8
S
16
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
1.4
SSE
8
0.1
E
15
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.9
E
5
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
0
6
6
221
4
446
370
363
292
394
387
373
387
297
339
214
173
137
125
88
65
42
111
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NE
0
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
5
E
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM1.54m
12:31PM1.64m
00:59AM1.51m
1:29PM1.62m
1:58AM1.49m
2:28PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.10m
6:54PM0.12m
7:13AM0.12m
7:52PM0.13m
8:11AM0.13m
8:49PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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6:39
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7:17
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7:19
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7:20
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
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—
—
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—
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Temp °C
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
8
9
8
6
10
12
13
11
8
7
6
6
12
16
17
14
11
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
7
6
4
8
9
9
8
5
5
4
4
10
13
13
13
9
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