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 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.7° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SE
17
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
40
39
37
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
23
31
112
116
98
102
97
101
131
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
NE
5
E
5
N
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM1.43m
1:12AM1.39m
1:41PM1.41m
2:00AM1.35m
2:29PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.22m
7:05PM0.29m
7:25AM0.27m
7:53PM0.33m
8:11AM0.30m
8:41PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
12
14
11
9
9
10
10
12
15
15
13
13
13
12
10
11
12
11
8
8
Feels °C
4
10
12
9
6
6
7
7
8
11
12
9
9
11
9
8
8
7
5
2
3
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