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 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
11.9° C
2.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
1
SE
14
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
140
98
111
129
159
186
212
350
341
373
352
336
336
380
437
418
511
660
662
2213
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM1.40m
2:48AM1.33m
3:15PM1.40m
3:34AM1.33m
4:02PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.30m
8:41PM0.35m
8:57AM0.32m
9:29PM0.36m
9:43AM0.32m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
12
9
8
8
8
6
7
10
9
8
5
4
3
4
7
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
8
10
9
5
3
3
4
2
4
6
4
4
1
0
-1
0
2
4
5
4
2
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