Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 140 | 98 | 111 | 129 | 159 | 186 | 212 | 350 | 341 | 373 | 352 | 336 | 336 | 380 | 437 | 418 | 511 | 660 | 662 | 2213 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.40m | 2:48AM1.33m | 3:15PM1.40m | 3:34AM1.33m | 4:02PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:41PM0.35m | 8:57AM0.32m | 9:29PM0.36m | 9:43AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 132 | 140 | 98 | 111 | 95 | 105 | 206 | 228 | 241 | 251 | 373 | 352 | 251 | 212 | 207 | 251 | 412 | 572 | 519 | 511 | 920 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 31 | 47 | 101 | 129 | 159 | 186 | 212 | 350 | 341 | 4 | 4 | 336 | 336 | 380 | 437 | 418 | 511 | 54 | — | 488 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 21 | 66 | 65 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 24 | 95 | 161 | 9 | 450 | 458 | 466 | 301 | 294 | 373 | 407 | 355 | 442 | 670 | 951 | 660 | 662 | 2213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 188 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 53 | 73 | 25 | 18 |
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