Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111111414141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671271251117977484747302323233353529996878482785857
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:43-------5:42-------5:40---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131215192017151516171719181512121311151920171514
Feels °C (?)11912161815131112141414121199109131718151212
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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