Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Forecast

/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 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 18.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than 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 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (17 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

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		Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	3	!	2	!	!	3	3	2	!	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	E
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	6	7	9	9	9	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	163	163	163	163	160	157	123	192	177	312	246	207	168	188	484	817	405	603	1312	601	502	436	856	356
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	NNE	NW	NNE	N	N	NE	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)				4:10AM 1.38				4:28PM 1.39				4:57AM 1.39				5:14PM 1.37				5:42AM 1.41				5:59PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)	9:56PM 0.24					10:18AM 0.31				10:43PM 0.26				11:07AM 0.32				11:27PM 0.27				11:54AM 0.31

		Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	3	2	1	2	-	-
Temp. °C	13	11	10	11	19	22	22	23	17	14	14	16	20	22	21	20	17	17	17	17	18	18	23	23
Feels °C (?)	12	10	8	10	18	19	19	21	15	12	12	15	19	21	21	20	18	18	19	18	19	19	23	24

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