Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.1° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
1.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
260
260
206
201
173
147
133
110
79
65
65
56
44
44
26
150
27
68
71
58
39
28
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
W
0
NNE
5
E
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
N
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
E
5
NE
5
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:08AM1.51m
3:40PM1.63m
4:07AM1.52m
4:36PM1.64m
5:03AM1.54m
5:31PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.10m
10:00PM0.11m
10:19AM0.09m
10:56PM0.09m
11:16AM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
5
4
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
13
14
11
9
9
9
9
13
15
15
13
10
8
8
8
8
11
13
12
9
Feels °C
6
6
9
10
11
10
7
7
6
6
10
12
13
11
7
4
4
5
5
10
11
10
6
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