Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River), New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.7° 

Taits Beach (Waikari River) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Taits Beach (Waikari River) based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Taits Beach (Waikari River) right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Taits Beach (Waikari River)

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Wairoa Aero

32 km ENE7 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 270°)
6.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa

32 km ENE8 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 279°)
25
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

32 km ENE5 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
7.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Maporiki- Bay View- NZ

34 km SSW12 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 45°)
4.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Pōhue Automatic Weather Station

36 km SW475 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 180°)
2.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kaycee

40 km S7 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 225°)
3.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Awa wx

40 km S21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 240°)
10
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Haroto

43 km WSW696 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 180°)
0.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rissington

43 km SSW125 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 90°)
1.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

ASCATC177E40S

50 km SE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
45
strong winds from the SW
(44 km/h at 220°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Taits Beach (Waikari River) and within an acceptable time window.

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