
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 139 | 167 | 134 | 164 | 164 | 134 | 277 | 171 | 166 | 163 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 101 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46AM1.37m | 5:09PM1.47m | 5:33AM1.43m | 5:56PM1.50m | 6:21AM1.49m | 6:44PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.25m | 11:27PM0.22m | 11:45AM0.21m | 00:14AM0.17m | 12:36PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
87 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 139 | 167 | 134 | 164 | 164 | 134 | 277 | 171 | 224 | 194 | 196 | 201 | 196 | 159 | 157 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
140 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 76 | 75 | — | 6 | 166 | 163 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 101 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
20 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 79 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 61 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 76 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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