Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
10
244
268
243
238
202
206
169
137
131
99
142
142
140
138
134
130
122
172
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
NE
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
E
10
E
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35PM1.41m
3:58AM1.33m
4:22PM1.44m
4:46AM1.37m
5:09PM1.47m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.32m
9:53PM0.31m
10:07AM0.28m
10:40PM0.27m
10:56AM0.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
11
9
7
6
6
5
11
14
14
11
9
8
8
7
13
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
3
6
7
7
4
3
3
2
9
10
9
8
6
5
5
4
11
14
13
11
9
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