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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
1.9
S
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)9956666666666777777766618
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6710658949711710710082887564645459444446575133242476
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncrossglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
1.50
3:16AM
1.60
3:43PM
1.49
4:15AM
1.61
4:41PM
1.49
5:12AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.16
8:57PM
0.13
9:36AM
0.16
9:55PM
0.13
10:34AM
0.15
10:53PM
0.12
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54
Sunset---7:55-------7:54-------7:52----
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---23111--------------11
Temp. °C201917161515151515151616151313121821221917141010
Feels °C (?)1917151413141414141416161412121118202220161076
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