
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
218 | 226 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 124 | 121 | 99 | 94 | 74 | 53 | 89 | 168 | 127 | 96 | 115 | 87 | 86 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:51PM1.52m | 9:16AM1.53m | 9:38PM1.48m | 10:03AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.15m | 3:35PM0.19m | 3:54AM0.20m | 4:22PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
218 | 226 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 124 | 121 | 99 | 94 | 74 | 53 | 89 | 168 | 127 | 96 | 115 | 87 | 86 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | ENE 5 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 2 |
3 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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