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 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
123
121
119
97
97
76
58
67
41
41
40
30
30
9
17
19
20
454
351
305
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
ESE
20
SW
15
WSW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:35AM1.43m
11:58PM1.34m
12:23PM1.40m
00:45AM1.31m
1:11PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.32m
6:10AM0.33m
6:42PM0.35m
6:56AM0.34m
7:29PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
14
19
20
16
15
14
14
14
11
12
13
11
10
7
6
4
11
15
16
13
10
Feels °C
13
18
16
13
11
10
10
9
3
5
8
7
6
4
3
1
9
12
13
11
8
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