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 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
11.7° C
2.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
313
308
236
227
437
350
237
194
147
146
140
140
100
94
101
138
98
215
169
193
303
297
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
0
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:23AM1.51m
1:57PM1.60m
2:23AM1.52m
2:56PM1.64m
3:22AM1.54m
3:56PM1.68m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.13m
8:15PM0.16m
8:36AM0.10m
9:15PM0.13m
9:35AM0.07m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
12
15
15
13
12
12
10
8
10
16
16
13
10
9
9
8
11
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
5
6
9
12
13
11
10
10
8
6
7
14
14
12
8
7
7
5
8
10
11
10
7
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