
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | SE 14 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 22 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.59m | 10:13PM1.70m | 10:43AM1.54m | 11:08PM1.63m | 11:39AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM-0.00m | 4:00PM0.03m | 4:38AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.08m | 5:32AM0.08m | 5:50PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 |
771 | 597 | 411 | 285 | 212 | 143 | 138 | 97 | 60 | 57 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 5 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 |
25 | 22 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 3 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 155 | 172 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 64 |
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