Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Taits Beach (Waikari River), New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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

32 km ENE8 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

40 km S21 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 36°)
10
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

60 km S414 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 202°)
0
14.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

61 km S100 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (20 kph from 8 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
11.9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

125 km NW60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 272°)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

174 km SSW160 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 252°)
25
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

179 km NW24 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 270°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

181 km SSW31 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 349°)
10
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

187 km SSW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainLight rain
15
light winds from the WNW
(15 km/h at 300°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
broken
broken
broken

Tauranga

187 km NW15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 84°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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