Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
74
50
46
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1944
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:10PM1.49m
9:34AM1.42m
9:54PM1.49m
10:20AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.21m
3:48PM0.23m
4:17AM0.20m
4:36PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
8
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
3
5
8
8
7
5
Feels °C
6
6
7
2
2
2
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
2
2
2
1
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