Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
1
SSE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
40
8
10
29
9
9
29
20
544
452
315
251
192
149
122
83
24
140
23
6
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
25
S
15
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:23PM1.40m
00:45AM1.31m
1:11PM1.38m
1:33AM1.29m
1:59PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.33m
6:42PM0.35m
6:56AM0.34m
7:29PM0.36m
7:42AM0.35m
8:17PM0.36m
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
10
9
7
6
5
11
16
17
13
10
8
8
8
16
19
11
8
7
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
5
3
3
2
8
13
14
12
8
6
5
5
14
17
6
5
5
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