
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
391 | 351 | 251 | 208 | 137 | 107 | 92 | 63 | 15 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 140 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:11PM1.38m | 1:33AM1.29m | 1:59PM1.38m | 2:21AM1.28m | 2:47PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:17PM0.36m | 8:30AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
391 | 351 | 251 | 208 | 137 | 107 | 92 | 63 | 50 | 8 | 23 | 157 | 142 | 140 | 21 | 276 | 54 | 48 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 |
25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 13 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 44 | 173 | 262 | — | — | 152 | 446 | 332 | 388 | 443 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 132 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 248 | 196 | 15 |
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