Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ENE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
28
30
22
9
27
9
533
461
343
268
185
153
107
87
62
140
14
6
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
25
S
15
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:45AM1.31m
1:11PM1.38m
1:33AM1.29m
1:59PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.35m
6:56AM0.34m
7:29PM0.36m
7:42AM0.35m
8:17PM0.36m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
11
9
6
5
5
11
16
16
13
10
8
8
8
16
18
12
9
7
Feels °C
8
6
5
2
2
2
8
13
13
12
8
6
5
5
14
16
7
6
5
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