
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 4AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (31 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Taits Beach (Waikari River). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 383 | 17 | 187 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:23AM1.73m | 10:50PM1.59m | 11:19AM1.71m | 11:47PM1.56m | 12:16PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.03m | 4:48PM0.04m | 5:06AM0.04m | 5:44PM0.05m | 6:02AM0.07m | 6:41PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
17 | 133 | 338 | 481 | 804 | 1011 | 1084 | 1013 | 911 | 698 | 604 | 528 | 456 | 383 | 238 | 187 | 141 | 130 | 87 | 67 | 67 | 39 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 |
4 | 24 | 122 | 70 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | N 2 | NW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 |
1152 | 358 | 675 | 885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 73 | 18 | 53 | 253 | 205 | 76 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 0 |
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