Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 17 | 248 | 244 | 240 | 186 | 179 | 173 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.47m | 6:06AM1.38m | 6:29PM1.49m | 6:51AM1.41m | 7:14PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.26m | 00:04AM0.26m | 12:17PM0.23m | 00:50AM0.22m | 1:04PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 334 | 314 | 248 | 244 | 240 | 186 | 179 | 173 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ENE 5 | SE 15 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
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