Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
14
1.2
SE
14
1.2
SE
14
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
534
526
451
392
386
330
282
277
221
178
175
172
172
139
114
112
108
104
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:55PM1.72m
9:24AM1.57m
9:49PM1.66m
10:18AM1.54m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.01m
3:38PM0.05m
4:12AM0.05m
4:32PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
10
9
8
7
7
10
15
13
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
12
8
7
6
5
4
7
12
10
10
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
7
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest