Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.51m | 7:37AM1.45m | 7:58PM1.52m | 8:23AM1.49m | 8:45PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:51PM0.19m | 2:19AM0.17m | 2:39PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 9 | E 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 32 | 35 | 149 | 577 | 556 | 444 | 660 | 298 | 9 | 1145 | 948 | 1074 | 1407 | 1592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | S 13 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 152 | 145 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 480 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 3 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 104 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3049 | 1074 | 2120 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 73 | 25 | 149 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
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