
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | 124 | 121 | 99 | 94 | 74 | 53 | 89 | 171 | 127 | 117 | 115 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 71 | 208 | 239 | 210 | 203 | 197 | 123 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.53m | 9:38PM1.48m | 10:03AM1.50m | 10:25PM1.43m | 10:49AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.15m | 3:35PM0.19m | 3:54AM0.20m | 4:22PM0.23m | 4:39AM0.25m | 5:08PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 7 |
116 | 124 | 121 | 99 | 94 | 74 | 53 | 89 | 171 | 127 | 117 | 115 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 68 | 208 | 239 | 210 | 203 | 197 | 123 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 14 | NE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 5 | SE 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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