Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
843
645
667
667
561
485
408
270
227
184
135
74
50
46
3
3
3
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:27PM1.49m
8:49AM1.39m
9:10PM1.49m
9:34AM1.42m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.23m
3:02PM0.23m
3:33AM0.21m
3:48PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
12
9
8
6
5
5
8
16
17
12
9
8
11
8
5
7
7
5
5
Feels °C
9
5
4
3
2
2
5
14
12
8
6
4
7
3
0
1
0
-2
-2
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