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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
18.8° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.3
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)99916910101010105510121299961110999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16161735917919191919331818236186171628693835394158
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
1.48
7:23AM
1.50
7:49PM
1.49
8:09AM
1.48
8:34PM
1.50
8:55AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.19
1:40PM
0.17
2:04AM
0.20
2:26PM
0.19
2:51AM
0.21
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset-7:04-------7:01-------7:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161412111111141920181513131317202018151413131619
Feels °C (?)14131110109131718171412121217181818141312121518
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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