Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
3.5
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
22
22
14
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
3663
3479
3248
2721
2170
1700
1329
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
SSW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:06PM1.43m
10:28AM1.50m
10:51PM1.39m
11:13AM1.47m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.24m
4:50PM0.25m
5:04AM0.28m
5:36PM0.29m
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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7:29
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7:30
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7:30
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 mm
2
2
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3
2
1
5
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
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Temp °C
17
13
11
10
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
11
12
10
Feels °C
15
11
9
8
6
4
1
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
6
7
7
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