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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.8
S
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
S
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
13
13
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
2
2
0
2
4
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
E
5
E
5
N
10
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:58AM1.60m
9:22PM1.57m
9:48AM1.63m
10:13PM1.57m
10:40AM1.65m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.11m
3:18PM0.11m
3:39AM0.09m
4:10PM0.10m
4:30AM0.09m
5:03PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
8
7
12
15
14
13
11
10
9
8
13
18
17
13
11
9
7
7
13
18
20
18
13
Feels °C
7
6
5
10
12
11
12
9
8
7
6
11
16
14
12
9
6
5
5
12
16
18
16
11
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