Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 3 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 14 | 128 | 133 | 102 | 102 | 15 | 72 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:12AM1.43m | 5:33PM1.48m | 6:02AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.23m | 11:22AM0.23m | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:15PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 84 | 263 | 128 | 133 | 102 | 102 | 94 | 72 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 17 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 119 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 11 | — | — | E 8 | E 12 | S 15 | S 17 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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