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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 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
18.7° 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 6PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (31 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
1.5
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
0.4
ESE
1.8
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)101056789149912111510101099999161610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7764108253237395321251212148644676263824231717161635944318
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassononcross-
on
glassoffglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.45
5:46AM
1.53
6:13PM
1.46
6:35AM
1.51
7:02PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.17
11:32PM
0.19
12:05PM
0.17
12:25AM
0.19
12:54PM
0.17
1:16AM
0.19
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:26-------
Sunset---7:07-------7:05-------7:04----
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--131-------------------
Temp. °C1720151313131212121414131110991216161412121111
Feels °C (?)15171110111110101112121110887111313121111910
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