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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 12PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
2.4
E
3
E
3.5
E
4
E
4.5
E
4
E
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)99910111212121110101091515141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6458411402232033125459417919791132740402335265156146140257243236225219215147138
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
0.35
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:35-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:47-------5:45-------5:45---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
11222213-----1--------11-
Temp. °C181920202020202119192119201918171717182122151414
Feels °C (?)171717171718181715161918191816161616161820141212
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