
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 5 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 55 | 2 | 706 | 827 | 989 | 982 | 903 | 1356 | 1194 | 987 | 796 | 459 | 403 | 311 | 270 | 235 | 210 | 191 | 173 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.61m | 2:09AM1.50m | 2:41PM1.62m | 3:08AM1.51m | 3:40PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.15m | 8:22AM0.12m | 9:01PM0.13m | 9:20AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 926 | 865 | 790 | 631 | 459 | 403 | 311 | 270 | 235 | 210 | 191 | 173 | 136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 18 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 |
5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — |
38 | 55 | 384 | 706 | 827 | 989 | 982 | 903 | 1356 | 1194 | 987 | 796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 71 | 71 | 132 | 117 | 132 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 132 | 132 | 134 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 10 | 0 |
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