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 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.7° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
1.4
S
5
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
1.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
544
445
351
239
208
137
110
94
62
15
94
23
6
173
21
21
18
19
11
12
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:11PM1.38m
1:33AM1.29m
1:59PM1.38m
2:21AM1.28m
2:47PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.34m
7:29PM0.36m
7:42AM0.35m
8:17PM0.36m
8:30AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
16
17
13
10
8
8
8
16
19
15
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
8
13
15
12
8
5
5
5
14
18
11
5
6
5
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
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