Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 103 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2124 | 412 | 635 | 635 | 599 | 450 | 346 | 205 | 201 | 105 | 112 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.53m | 10:38AM1.50m | 10:59PM1.46m | 11:26AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.15m | 4:54PM0.21m | 5:16AM0.21m | 5:42PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 103 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 386 | 412 | 635 | 635 | 599 | 450 | 346 | 224 | 230 | 309 | 270 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 470 | 566 | 400 | 687 | 561 | 352 | 205 | 201 | 105 | 112 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 470 | 428 | — | — | — | 119 | 50 | 7 | 25 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 1403 | 2050 | 3189 | 3868 | 4396 | 3422 | 2676 | 2124 | 1029 | 3672 | 2679 | — | 1833 | 1215 | 1713 | — | 499 | 540 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 196 | 39 | 39 | 188 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 37 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
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