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 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taits Beach (Waikari River) at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
282
273
221
178
175
172
172
139
114
112
108
104
103
101
77
76
59
59
60
58
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:24AM1.57m
9:49PM1.66m
10:18AM1.54m
10:41PM1.58m
11:11AM1.50m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.05m
4:12AM0.05m
4:32PM0.11m
5:03AM0.10m
5:24PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
15
15
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
11
11
8
7
Feels °C
6
13
12
10
8
7
6
6
6
8
8
7
8
7
6
4
4
9
8
6
5
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