Tairua Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.01° S 175.87° E

Tairua Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tairua Bar sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.3° 

Tairua Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tairua Bar today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tairua Bar at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Tairua Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.3
N
6
2.1
NNE
7
3
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
42
41
40
15
15
14
14
23
22
22
14
14
53
123
206
143
482
1189
708
512
455
323
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
NE
5
W
5
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:45AM1.82m
11:03PM1.79m
11:30AM1.78m
11:44PM1.75m
12:16PM1.75m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.38m
4:45PM0.49m
5:09AM0.44m
5:28PM0.56m
5:49AM0.51m
6:15PM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
2
5
2
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
9
8
11
14
16
14
11
10
11
12
15
16
16
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
9
12
14
10
9
8
9
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
11
12
14
14
9
8
7
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