Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
SE
14
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
164
134
277
171
166
163
132
132
134
128
100
100
77
74
72
71
51
50
36
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:56PM1.50m
7:21AM1.49m
7:44PM1.53m
8:09AM1.55m
8:32PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.21m
1:14AM0.17m
1:36PM0.17m
2:01AM0.14m
2:26PM0.13m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:54
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6:52
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6:50
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7:12
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2
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Temp °C
18
17
17
11
9
6
5
4
10
15
17
14
10
8
9
8
13
15
15
12
9
Feels °C
15
13
14
5
4
3
2
1
7
13
12
9
7
5
6
4
9
11
12
10
7
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