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 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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2
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2523
1958
1780
1447
1129
940
817
679
573
415
478
564
430
393
318
287
252
178
174
148
135
145
120
101
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:18PM1.51m
1:42AM1.50m
2:15PM1.57m
2:40AM1.53m
3:14PM1.64m
3:39AM1.56m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
7:58AM0.13m
8:31PM0.16m
8:54AM0.09m
9:31PM0.12m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
10
10
7
6
5
5
5
Feels °C
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
3
8
7
5
3
2
2
2
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