Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.7
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
183
169
139
134
123
121
119
99
99
76
58
59
41
29
28
29
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
20
SW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:11PM1.38m
11:35AM1.43m
11:58PM1.34m
12:23PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.29m
5:55PM0.32m
6:10AM0.33m
6:42PM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
14
19
20
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
11
9
8
7
13
18
16
13
11
9
10
7
5
6
8
6
6
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