Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
11.8° C
2.0° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
676
622
527
522
356
1505
1215
1042
799
750
149
102
486
471
387
363
356
313
292
236
227
437
350
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:03PM1.52m
00:26AM1.49m
12:58PM1.56m
1:23AM1.51m
1:57PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.17m
6:20PM0.20m
6:43AM0.15m
7:16PM0.18m
7:39AM0.13m
8:15PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
3
3
4
10
10
7
6
5
5
5
9
13
14
11
9
8
8
10
13
15
16
13
13
Feels °C
0
-1
1
7
7
5
3
2
2
1
6
10
11
9
6
5
4
7
10
12
14
11
11
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