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 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
8
8
25
10
72
843
645
667
667
561
485
408
270
227
184
110
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:44PM1.49m
8:05AM1.37m
8:27PM1.49m
8:49AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.24m
2:17PM0.23m
2:50AM0.23m
3:02PM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
4
4
6
11
13
10
8
6
5
6
10
16
17
13
10
Feels °C
2
1
1
1
3
8
10
7
4
2
2
3
7
13
12
10
7
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