Tairua Bar Surf Break

Tairua Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.01° S 175.87° E

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tairua Bar sea temperature is
16.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tairua Bar at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
4
0.1
E
13
0.3
N
4
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
12
1
NE
12
1.1
NE
12
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
5
4
5
11
12
15
30
47
115
130
151
160
148
140
268
314
246
237
258
254
212
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:19PM2.16m
8:35AM2.07m
9:11PM2.18m
9:27AM2.06m
10:04PM2.16m
10:19AM2.01m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.40m
2:22AM0.54m
2:40PM0.37m
3:17AM0.53m
3:32PM0.36m
4:11AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
15
11
10
11
10
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
14
Feels °C
12
8
7
8
7
7
9
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
11
13
11
9
8
8
9
7
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
12
1
NE
12
1.1
NE
12
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
3
3
1
1
5
11
7
15
30
47
115
130
151
160
148
140
268
314
246
237
258
254
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NNE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ENE
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
4
7
12
12
13
17
3
3
3
60
81
91
2
2
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNW
10
Energy kJ
4
3
2
4
2
1
3
3
3
8
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
6
5
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
260
177
177
177
220
138
138
117
117
112
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
2
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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