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 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SE
17
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
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
2
SSE
9
1.3
SE
13
2.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
101
129
159
186
212
350
341
373
352
336
336
336
437
424
471
573
547
1749
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:29PM1.40m
2:48AM1.33m
3:15PM1.40m
3:34AM1.33m
4:02PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.35m
8:57AM0.32m
9:29PM0.36m
9:43AM0.32m
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
3
Temp °C
12
10
8
8
7
6
7
10
9
8
5
4
3
3
6
10
10
8
8
Feels °C
10
7
3
3
3
2
4
6
4
3
1
0
-1
-1
1
4
5
4
4
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