
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
627 | 555 | 555 | 510 | 510 | 527 | 500 | 410 | 410 | 360 | 2885 | 4442 | 5094 | 5299 | 4259 | 4514 | 4417 | 3502 | 2979 | 2358 | 1732 | 1424 | 1390 | 1288 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.40m | 11:53PM1.46m | 12:24PM1.45m | 00:46AM1.48m | 1:18PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.23m | 5:46PM0.26m | 6:15AM0.20m | 6:38PM0.23m | 7:05AM0.17m | 7:33PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
627 | 555 | 555 | 510 | 510 | 527 | 500 | 410 | 410 | 360 | 468 | 424 | 332 | 360 | 234 | — | — | — | 2416 | 1764 | 1508 | 22 | 1151 | 958 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
15 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 130 | 239 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 9 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 71 | 81 | — | — | 509 | 2885 | 4442 | 5094 | 5299 | 4259 | 4514 | 4417 | 3502 | 2979 | 2358 | 1732 | 1424 | 1390 | 1288 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 89 | 132 | 181 | 134 | 205 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 188 | 188 | 209 | 181 | 39 |
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