Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River)

Issued: 5 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
14.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
S
19
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
1.7
S
22
4.5
S
16
5.5
S
18
5.5
S
18
5
S
18
6
S
17
5
S
16
3.5
S
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
6
2
0
26
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3826
2803
2047
1849
1511
1277
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
30
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM1.30m
11:33PM1.42m
12:00PM1.33m
00:20AM1.43m
12:50PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.29m
5:24PM0.31m
5:58AM0.27m
6:10PM0.29m
6:43AM0.24m
7:01PM0.27m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:54
 mm
2
Temp °C
8
8
10
16
18
14
12
11
9
8
8
12
12
10
9
8
8
10
12
14
15
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
7
14
16
10
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
7
10
12
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
20
0.8
S
21
1.7
S
22
2.3
S
22
1.7
S
22
4.5
S
17
4
S
16
3.5
S
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
194
171
133
78
56
39
26
24
125
551
2656
4876
2743
11679
7335
5398
3826
2803
2047
1849
1511
1277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
1.4
S
22
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
34
33
62
55
47
2
2
1870
628
418
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
6
2
12
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WSW
3
2.5
S
7
2.3
S
9
3
S
11
4.5
S
16
5.5
S
18
5.5
S
18
5
S
18
6
S
17
5
S
16
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
671
822
2069
10754
17606
19787
16911
19973
13088
3472
2739
2459
1465
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
7
1
2
5
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
10
10
10
10
15
55
10
138
22
22
15
205
205
205
181
22
22
40
39
22
37
18
18
18
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
7
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
6
6
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
8
8
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