Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- 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 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| 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 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 63 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.49m | 6:51AM1.41m | 7:14PM1.51m | 7:37AM1.45m | 7:58PM1.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.22m | 1:04PM0.21m | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:51PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 63 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 97 | 81 | 434 | 513 | 495 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | S 18 | S 8 | S 17 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 104 | 19 | 148 | 15 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 5 | S 14 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
40 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 55 | 15 | 15 |
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