Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.0° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)--
Evening (16 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
SSW
4
0.2
E
9
3
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
15
16
6
0
0
0
0
0
2987
2975
2767
2527
2253
1768
1393
1072
745
651
493
404
385
322
202
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:06PM1.43m
10:28AM1.50m
10:51PM1.39m
11:13AM1.47m
11:36PM1.35m
11:58AM1.43m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.24m
4:50PM0.25m
5:04AM0.28m
5:36PM0.29m
5:48AM0.31m
6:21PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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6:22
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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 mm
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3
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
11
12
10
7
6
6
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
8
7
4
1
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
4
6
7
6
4
3
3
8
10
11
11
8
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