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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
SSE
6
0.8
S
16
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
106
165
165
0
6
6
253
244
446
387
380
308
387
387
373
366
387
236
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SSE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM1.54m
12:31PM1.64m
00:59AM1.51m
1:29PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.10m
6:54PM0.12m
7:13AM0.12m
7:52PM0.13m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:16
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7:17
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7:19
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 mm
3
8
3
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
6
10
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
8
5
6
5
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
7
6
4
8
8
8
7
5
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