Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (02 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 11PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NNE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32PM1.53m | 9:59AM1.55m | 10:23PM1.52m | 10:51AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.15m | 4:19PM0.16m | 4:41AM0.14m | 5:12PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
1700 | 1602 | 1132 | 906 | 704 | 563 | 466 | 362 | 280 | 209 | 157 | 119 | 114 | 83 | 82 | 52 | 50 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 3 |
— | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NE 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 71 |
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