Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
2.2
E
3
E
4
E
5
E
4.5
E
5
ENE
2.5
E
2.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)810101010101010101010111212108810111212121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1132262262302302302352792902964247338851186660691111230155669590074831715990634
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
1.31
11:59PM
1.39
12:21PM
1.29
12:45AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.34
6:21AM
0.35
6:32PM
0.35
7:07AM
0.35
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:49-------5:47-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------111113667---
Temp. °C171818161615151416181817171818192020212121212019
Feels °C (?)181817161615151316191817171918181716181818181616
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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