Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.1° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
!
!
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.8
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
320
308
297
281
319
410
400
394
296
416
190
365
140
140
173
502
627
721
281
281
251
293
355
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:34AM1.34m
8:56PM1.47m
9:17AM1.33m
9:37PM1.46m
10:00AM1.34m
10:20PM1.45m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.27m
3:22AM0.27m
3:28PM0.27m
4:03AM0.26m
4:12PM0.28m
4:45AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
2
1
4
Temp °C
7
13
15
10
9
11
12
12
14
15
15
11
9
8
7
8
8
10
12
11
9
7
7
6
Feels °C
3
9
11
7
6
8
9
8
10
12
12
8
6
6
5
6
6
9
10
10
6
4
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
361
320
308
297
281
319
300
282
279
228
186
190
186
140
140
173
177
235
299
281
281
251
293
355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
9
8
30
29
27
25
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
2
4
9
4
3
3
3
3
12
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.1
NE
7
1.4
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
5
1
410
400
394
296
416
106
365
502
627
721
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
62
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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