Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.9° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
86
140
282
248
236
193
174
116
183
169
139
134
123
121
119
99
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
0
S
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:25PM1.43m
10:49AM1.46m
11:11PM1.38m
11:35AM1.43m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.25m
5:08PM0.28m
5:24AM0.29m
5:55PM0.32m
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light rain
part cloud
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clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
14
13
14
13
11
10
12
11
14
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
13
13
14
13
10
8
11
9
13
16
16
13
12
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