Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.5
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.6
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)151010101099991691010101410410101212999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7640252423221616173591719191978019251818236186176125
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
0
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassoffglassoncross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
1.51
7:02PM
1.48
7:23AM
1.50
7:49PM
1.49
8:09AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
0.19
12:54PM
0.17
1:16AM
0.19
1:40PM
0.17
2:04AM
0.20
2:26PM
0.19
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:04-------7:01-------7:00
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1110991216161412111111141920181514141417212018
Feels °C (?)1088811141313119109131718171413131317191819
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