Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
555
555
510
510
527
500
410
410
360
2885
4442
5094
5299
4259
4514
4417
3502
2979
2358
1732
1424
1390
1288
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
15
SW
25
S
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:33AM1.40m
11:53PM1.46m
12:24PM1.45m
00:46AM1.48m
1:18PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.23m
5:46PM0.26m
6:15AM0.20m
6:38PM0.23m
7:05AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
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5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
4
2
2
9
7
9
5
6
4
4
2
3
2
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
13
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
Feels °C
7
6
8
9
10
7
6
7
8
6
5
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
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