Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.7° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
SE
11
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SE
17
0.5
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
17
19
18
40
39
37
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
31
31
60
123
134
106
97
101
129
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
E
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:22AM1.44m
12:52PM1.43m
1:12AM1.39m
1:41PM1.41m
2:00AM1.35m
2:29PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.22m
7:05PM0.29m
7:25AM0.27m
7:53PM0.33m
8:11AM0.30m
8:41PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
5
7
12
14
11
9
9
10
10
12
15
15
13
14
13
12
10
10
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
3
2
4
10
12
9
6
6
7
7
8
11
12
9
10
10
9
6
6
6
4
4
4
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