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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 28 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
1.2
S
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
15
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
118
106
80
79
55
2
1
6
5
21
19
11
11
73
4
4
252
228
416
400
318
32
30
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
ESE
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:31AM1.48m
4:01PM1.43m
4:21AM1.45m
4:50PM1.44m
5:09AM1.43m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.23m
9:49AM0.20m
10:11PM0.25m
10:37AM0.21m
11:02PM0.25m
11:24AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:25
5:24
5:22
5:22
1
Temp °C
17
14
13
13
12
12
14
19
21
18
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
13
15
13
12
12
11
11
13
18
20
16
13
12
11
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
157
118
106
80
79
55
49
49
33
33
21
19
11
38
36
33
31
31
228
416
400
318
111
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
2
6
37
1
1
2
1
1
6
5
3
3
18
11
10
4
1
61
109
301
231
210
202
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
S
24
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
17
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
13
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
2
11
2
2
3
7
5
23
3
3
4
1
4
4
1
2
4
32
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NW
2
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
73
176
240
252
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
62
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
15
10
55
10
55
89
132
144
181
49
53
0
0
0
10
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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