
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
137 | 131 | 99 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 130 | 122 | 118 | 139 | 137 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 134 | 277 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46AM1.37m | 5:09PM1.47m | 5:33AM1.43m | 5:56PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.27m | 10:56AM0.25m | 11:27PM0.22m | 11:45AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
137 | 131 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 130 | 122 | 118 | 139 | 137 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 134 | 277 | 171 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | S 10 |
69 | 69 | 68 | 142 | 140 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 76 | 75 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 18 |
76 | 76 | 54 | 180 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 79 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 2 | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
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