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 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
!
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
3
SSE
8
4
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
464
1302
2991
4903
4800
4787
5457
5257
4979
4417
3516
2500
1958
1568
1308
1454
895
585
800
757
701
640
589
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:53PM1.46m
12:24PM1.45m
00:46AM1.48m
1:18PM1.51m
1:42AM1.50m
2:15PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.20m
6:38PM0.23m
7:05AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
7:58AM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
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5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
2
1
4
8
6
12
8
8
4
3
4
5
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
7
8
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
6
6
4
6
5
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
5
3
4
6
7
7
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