Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.4° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1
S
12
0.4
SE
3
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.1
NE
6
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
3
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
E
16
1.5
S
6
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
28
0
37
23
5
144
10
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:48AM1.63m
10:13PM1.57m
10:40AM1.65m
11:06PM1.56m
11:34AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.09m
4:10PM0.10m
4:30AM0.09m
5:03PM0.10m
5:23AM0.09m
5:58PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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Temp °C
10
9
8
14
19
18
13
11
10
7
6
13
20
21
19
13
10
8
8
14
12
10
9
9
Feels °C
8
7
6
12
17
16
12
9
8
5
3
11
18
19
17
11
8
6
6
12
10
6
6
5
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