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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.5° 

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


Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)--
Evening (30 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.3
SW
4
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
18
1.6
SSW
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
0
0
0
149
4
4
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
8
19
356
35
187
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SSE
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
9:29AM1.73m
9:55PM1.61m
10:23AM1.73m
10:50PM1.59m
11:19AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.04m
4:10AM0.03m
4:48PM0.04m
5:06AM0.04m
5:44PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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6:03
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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Temp °C
16
19
16
15
13
10
8
8
11
12
13
11
10
9
7
7
16
21
23
22
16
Feels °C
11
14
11
8
7
3
3
3
5
8
9
7
8
7
4
5
14
18
21
19
12
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