
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | 114 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.63m | 6:50AM1.57m | 7:14PM1.61m | 7:40AM1.57m | 8:03PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.07m | 1:05PM0.09m | 1:33AM0.08m | 1:56PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
278 | 114 | 1589 | 1666 | 1545 | 1209 | 768 | 572 | 3 | 433 | 283 | 669 | 694 | 562 | 449 | 403 | 404 | 404 | 390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
6 | 333 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 16 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | SE 12 |
13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 468 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 213 | 76 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 10 |
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