Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 11PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 1379 | 870 | 974 | 871 | 887 | 778 | 800 | 634 | 622 | 610 | 761 | 761 | 731 | 692 | 598 | 500 | 522 | 424 | 432 | 396 | 388 | 380 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.41m | 3:22AM1.35m | 3:50PM1.42m | 4:08AM1.35m | 4:35PM1.43m | 4:54AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.33m | 9:32AM0.29m | 10:03PM0.34m | 10:18AM0.30m | 10:51PM0.33m | 11:03AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 407 | 628 | 870 | 974 | 871 | 887 | 778 | 800 | 634 | 622 | 610 | 761 | 761 | 731 | 692 | 598 | 500 | 522 | 424 | 432 | 396 | 388 | 380 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 396 | 231 | 223 | 167 | 156 | 116 | 104 | 95 | 240 | 311 | 291 | 268 | 124 | 308 | 278 | 243 | 155 | 269 | 89 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | — | SSE 19 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 60 | 166 | 521 | 105 | 51 | — | 125 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 577 | 1379 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | 47 | 37 | 39 | 94 | 51 | 34 | 87 | 300 | 236 | 208 | 161 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 64 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 65 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 37 | 132 | 132 | 39 | 39 | 137 | 37 | 15 | 75 |
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