Taits Beach (Waikari River) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.17° S 177.09° E

Taits Beach (Waikari River), New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taits Beach (Waikari River) sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.8° 

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

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 35°)
25
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

32 km ENE5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa Aero

32 km ENE7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NW
(17 km/h at 315°)
14.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Maporiki- Bay View- NZ

34 km SSW12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 45°)
14.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Pōhue Automatic Weather Station

36 km SW475 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 0°)
11.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Napier Airport

37 km S240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
30
moderate winds from the WNW
(28 km/h at 290°)
15.4 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Kaycee

40 km S7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(20 km/h at 315°)
16.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Awa wx

40 km S21 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the WNW
(19 km/h at 300°)
55
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Haroto

43 km WSW696 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NW
(13 km/h at 315°)
8.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rissington

43 km SSW125 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

* 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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