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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.2° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (10 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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)
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
8
30
9
37
222
163
63
68
88
204
159
99
131
83
64
66
49
69
55
56
56
39
38
81
55
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:00AM1.52m
7:20PM1.44m
7:45AM1.53m
8:06PM1.43m
8:29AM1.53m
8:50PM1.42m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.20m
1:18PM0.23m
1:33AM0.21m
2:04PM0.23m
2:17AM0.23m
2:50PM0.24m
3:02AM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
4
2
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Temp °C
14
15
15
15
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
22
23
23
19
18
16
17
21
24
25
23
18
14
12
12
Feels °C
14
16
16
16
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
20
19
20
16
16
14
15
18
20
21
20
16
12
10
10
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