Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.2
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
148
119
157
225
347
339
240
289
283
295
322
348
502
574
516
567
590
612
554
554
473
490
455
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SW
0
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
0
N
5
W
5
W
0
SSW
0
ENE
0
NW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:00AM1.34m
10:20PM1.45m
10:45AM1.36m
11:05PM1.45m
11:33AM1.40m
11:53PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.26m
4:12PM0.28m
4:45AM0.25m
4:57PM0.27m
5:28AM0.23m
5:46PM0.26m
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
11
11
9
8
8
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
10
10
8
6
6
7
7
8
11
11
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
154
148
119
157
225
230
240
240
289
283
295
322
348
502
574
516
567
590
612
554
554
473
490
455
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
4
4
9
8
7
29
27
25
25
11
10
10
9
18
15
14
13
12
21
28
70
69
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
9
4
3
3
7
14
3
2
24
23
21
21
21
20
18
17
16
16
15
13
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SSW
8
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
347
339
1
2
96
79
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
37
0
22
75
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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