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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.3° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.9
E
5
1
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
292
394
387
373
350
334
236
214
173
186
135
90
65
39
56
28
26
24
17
26
58
132
99
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
SSE
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
5
E
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM1.51m
1:29PM1.62m
1:58AM1.49m
2:28PM1.60m
2:57AM1.48m
3:26PM1.59m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.12m
7:52PM0.13m
8:11AM0.13m
8:49PM0.13m
9:09AM0.14m
9:47PM0.13m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:37
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Temp °C
10
9
7
10
12
12
10
8
7
6
6
12
16
17
14
11
9
8
8
14
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
8
7
5
8
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
10
13
14
13
9
7
6
6
13
14
15
14
11
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