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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
3
2
!
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
2.1
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2122
2345
759
676
459
688
328
343
294
266
235
206
172
118
115
55
49
49
43
46
24
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SE
5
SE
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:55PM1.74m
10:23AM1.59m
10:51PM1.71m
11:20AM1.55m
11:49PM1.66m
12:19PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.03m
4:38PM0.04m
5:16AM0.06m
5:34PM0.08m
6:13AM0.09m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
6:47
6:48
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5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
10
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
13
17
18
14
4
5
4
5
7
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
9
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
11
15
16
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
3
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
S
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
55
1739
745
676
430
688
328
343
294
266
235
206
172
118
115
55
49
66
68
82
80
84
66
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
100
759
502
459
480
269
215
165
136
111
105
82
76
63
45
48
49
43
46
24
12
11
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.6
S
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
57
51
46
55
4
4
6
5
5
5
46
39
27
15
30
28
26
12
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
2122
2345
1070
859
573
429
371
185
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
25
0
0
15
37
22
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
65
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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