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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
S
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
202
176
145
115
55
49
49
43
31
29
16
11
11
11
11
5
7
6
0
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
0
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:20AM1.55m
11:49PM1.66m
12:19PM1.50m
00:47AM1.61m
1:17PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.06m
5:34PM0.08m
6:13AM0.09m
6:31PM0.13m
7:09AM0.13m
7:28PM0.17m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:30
5:30
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
11
9
9
9
8
12
16
17
13
12
11
10
9
13
19
19
16
13
12
8
8
10
11
11
10
7
7
7
6
11
14
15
11
10
9
8
7
11
18
18
15
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
235
202
176
145
115
55
49
66
68
82
66
64
64
69
108
125
154
154
133
117
108
96
94
144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
111
105
82
82
61
45
48
49
43
31
29
16
11
37
63
109
100
93
57
49
49
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.6
S
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
46
26
27
17
30
28
26
11
11
11
11
5
7
6
24
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
0
0
0
0
22
65
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
62
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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