Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
16.0°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
10
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
18
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.2
S
17
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
SW
4
0.7
S
8
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
4
4
4
8
25
11
4
7
0
7
0
7
7
1
6
0
3
3
4
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM1.66m
8:08PM1.60m
8:35AM1.71m
9:01PM1.61m
9:29AM1.73m
9:55PM1.61m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.08m
2:03PM0.08m
2:22AM0.05m
2:57PM0.05m
3:16AM0.03m
3:52PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:44
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Temp °C
9
8
15
18
19
18
14
13
13
13
17
20
21
16
13
11
10
12
16
19
17
16
12
Feels °C
7
6
13
15
17
13
10
8
8
8
12
15
17
12
8
7
6
7
10
14
11
11
6
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