Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 3PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4628
5608
5608
5025
4672
4893
4505
3796
3108
2292
1684
929
1347
1107
1028
727
673
602
564
519
440
307
266
242
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:24PM1.45m
00:46AM1.48m
1:18PM1.51m
1:42AM1.50m
2:15PM1.57m
2:40AM1.53m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.20m
6:38PM0.23m
7:05AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
7:58AM0.13m
8:31PM0.16m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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mod rain
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
7
4
4
5
2
8
6
7
5
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
6
7
6
5
5
4
3
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