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Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.9
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
67
29
12
13
33
32
31
32
17
17
59
83
108
57
43
44
46
34
34
33
33
22
21
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
4:03PM1.51m
4:35AM1.47m
4:56PM1.48m
5:26AM1.49m
5:46PM1.46m
6:14AM1.50m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.19m
10:22PM0.15m
10:46AM0.21m
11:12PM0.17m
11:39AM0.22m
00:01AM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
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7:53
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2
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2
5
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Temp °C
21
26
27
24
20
19
17
18
20
20
19
20
20
17
17
17
20
24
26
24
20
16
15
15
Feels °C
21
25
25
23
19
18
17
19
21
19
20
18
19
15
16
15
17
21
22
21
19
16
14
15
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