Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 1AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
5
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
ESE
4
1.1
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
6
1
1
5
5
5
5
1
34
44
36
31
85
4
135
8
64
20
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:24PM1.52m
6:52AM1.59m
7:15PM1.56m
7:43AM1.66m
8:08PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.12m
1:09PM0.13m
1:30AM0.08m
2:03PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
27
22
17
16
17
16
19
19
17
12
12
11
9
8
15
18
19
17
14
Feels °C
22
17
13
11
13
12
16
17
15
9
11
10
8
6
13
15
17
12
9
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