Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Forecast

/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (16 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	260	260	260	214	167	163	163	163	163	163	131	160	160	192	267	205	219	362	235	207	171	171	234	270
Wind (km/h)	NE	W	WNW	NW	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	N	NNE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			3:20AM 1.38				3:39PM 1.42					4:10AM 1.38				4:28PM 1.39				4:57AM 1.39				5:14PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)	9:08PM 0.22				9:27AM 0.28				9:56PM 0.24					10:18AM 0.31				10:43PM 0.26				11:07AM 0.32

		Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	14	11	9	10	15	17	17	16	13	11	10	11	18	22	23	23	17	13	12	13	20	23	24	19
Feels °C (?)	12	8	7	8	13	13	14	14	12	9	8	9	16	20	20	22	16	11	10	11	18	21	23	20

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