
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 5 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | 39 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 121 | 140 | 106 | 98 | 106 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.39m | 1:41PM1.41m | 2:00AM1.35m | 2:29PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.29m | 7:25AM0.27m | 7:53PM0.33m | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:41PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
40 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 121 | 140 | 106 | 98 | 100 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 101 | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 19 | SE 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 17 |
— | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | N 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 |
— | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 106 | 261 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 144 | 62 | 132 | 84 | 94 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 39 | 39 | 15 |
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