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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Mar 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 normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)999999991010101010101010999915141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3453073072722722472202202071811811811371391131108381655056747269
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
0
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
1.61
9:25PM
1.64
9:50AM
1.62
10:17PM
1.67
10:43AM
1.60
11:11PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.08
3:16PM
0.06
3:45AM
0.06
4:08PM
0.05
4:39AM
0.06
5:00PM
0.05
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:15-------7:16-------7:16-----
Sunset-----7:21-------7:19-------7:17--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111114181715131313121518181613131212151920171514
Feels °C (?)101114171514131313121517161512121111141718161514
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