
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.55m | 9:20PM1.46m | 9:43AM1.53m | 10:06PM1.43m | 10:28AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.17m | 3:18PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.21m | 4:05PM0.22m | 4:19AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | SW 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | E 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 882 | 1738 | 3360 | 3630 | 3678 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 117 | 132 | 144 | 212 | 62 | 132 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 15 | 89 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
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