Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.4
SSE
18
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
374
356
290
280
276
262
198
195
154
116
116
85
83
80
106
74
74
73
73
50
50
49
47
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
25
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
0
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
W
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM1.28m
00:07AM1.40m
12:32PM1.29m
00:54AM1.41m
1:21PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.33m
5:55PM0.33m
6:31AM0.31m
6:41PM0.32m
7:17AM0.28m
7:30PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
13
18
19
16
15
12
10
9
10
12
12
10
8
7
6
6
9
15
15
13
11
10
11
8
11
16
15
12
13
7
6
5
7
8
9
9
6
4
3
3
6
13
13
12
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.8
S
8
2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
392
374
356
290
280
276
262
198
195
154
397
1617
1440
1264
875
747
663
573
483
368
290
228
216
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.9
S
14
0.7
S
14
1
S
15
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
S
16
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
29
60
262
231
333
196
418
116
85
83
80
77
74
74
73
73
50
50
49
195
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
19
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.7
E
11
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.1
SE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
19
65
3
3
116
158
106
7
30
31
16
27
23
52
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.2
SSW
2
1.3
S
5
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
7
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
87
266
361
2727
3305
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
19
37
89
132
22
25
25
73
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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