Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
60
65
2
4
2
150
150
3
3
12
11
11
11
10
10
2
2
2
2
2
90
90
92
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:55AM1.27m
2:18PM1.37m
2:43AM1.28m
3:05PM1.38m
3:32AM1.30m
3:54PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.35m
8:39PM0.34m
8:51AM0.34m
9:25PM0.31m
9:40AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
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7:35
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
9
9
9
16
19
17
14
12
12
11
11
18
22
21
16
14
12
11
11
16
18
17
15
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
15
17
15
13
11
11
9
10
17
20
19
16
13
11
10
9
14
16
15
14
12
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