Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (14 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s 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 (14 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | S 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 105 | 64 | 49 | 69 | 51 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.69m | 4:59AM1.61m | 5:31PM1.75m | 5:57AM1.64m | 6:28PM1.80m | 6:55AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.08m | 11:12AM0.01m | 11:51PM0.03m | 12:11PM-0.02m | 00:51AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 |
109 | 105 | 64 | 49 | 69 | 51 | 24 | 46 | 40 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 45 | 65 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 2 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 12 |
— | — | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 53 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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