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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.4° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1
S
12
0.4
SE
3
1
S
11
0.2
E
3
0.1
E
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
3
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.1
E
16
1.4
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
28
9
40
39
5
131
10
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NE
0
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:48AM1.63m
10:13PM1.57m
10:40AM1.65m
11:06PM1.56m
11:34AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.09m
4:10PM0.10m
4:30AM0.09m
5:03PM0.10m
5:23AM0.09m
5:58PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:48
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6:46
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6:45
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7:15
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7:15
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7:16
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5
6
1
Temp °C
9
8
14
19
18
13
12
10
8
6
12
19
21
19
13
10
8
8
14
14
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
12
17
16
12
11
8
6
3
10
17
19
17
11
8
6
6
12
11
6
5
4
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