Taits Beach (Waikari River) surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today?

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111114141414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12511179777047473030232333535299968784827859573736
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:40-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151920171515161717181815121211111519201715151515
Feels °C (?)12161816131212141412121189881318181512131212
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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