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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
14.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Taits Beach (Waikari River) today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
!
!
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
692
922
678
318
277
284
228
181
184
146
137
106
81
81
57
56
36
34
33
21
21
20
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
S
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54AM1.38m
7:18PM1.49m
7:38AM1.37m
8:01PM1.48m
8:21AM1.36m
8:44PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.27m
1:39AM0.28m
1:50PM0.28m
2:24AM0.29m
2:33PM0.28m
3:08AM0.29m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:55
3
2
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
18
16
17
15
14
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
9
10
16
18
16
16
17
17
17
15
18
19
17
15
15
14
13
15
15
15
13
11
10
9
7
8
15
17
15
15
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
465
513
371
318
277
284
228
181
184
146
137
106
81
81
57
56
36
34
33
21
21
20
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
7
7
7
18
18
8
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
12
3
3
3
6
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
205
692
922
678
5
1
5
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
203
209
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
10
18
18
117
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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