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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
17.8° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than 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 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)999999999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109106815810299745657404040393940262727262626274127
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffoffoffglassoncross-
on		ononglassglassglassglassononcross-
on		onglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.46
7:28PM
1.38
7:51AM
1.48
8:12PM
1.38
8:34AM
1.49
8:55PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
0.29
1:39AM
0.27
2:12PM
0.28
2:23AM
0.28
2:56PM
0.28
3:06AM
0.28
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:41
Sunset---8:09-------8:10-------8:12----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232626211917161620201917141312131819191715141314
Feels °C (?)232626201917161619181716151312131817181716141314
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