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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
1.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.5
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
376
17
187
184
136
14
13
13
13
25
25
15
14
7
5
5
6
14
6
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:19AM1.71m
11:47PM1.56m
12:16PM1.68m
00:46AM1.52m
1:14PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.05m
6:02AM0.07m
6:41PM0.07m
6:59AM0.10m
7:38PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
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7:46
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7:47
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7:49
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Temp °C
16
20
23
21
16
13
13
13
17
21
23
20
16
15
14
14
20
23
22
20
18
Feels °C
15
17
21
18
12
10
10
10
13
17
20
16
13
12
12
12
18
21
20
18
17
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