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 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
15
14
28
14
13
13
5
73
75
18
12
18
14
248
244
192
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:33AM1.32m
4:59PM1.44m
5:20AM1.35m
5:45PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.33m
10:42AM0.29m
11:18PM0.30m
11:30AM0.26m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
14
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
9
11
14
13
12
11
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