Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tairua Bar today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tairua Bar at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tairua Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 46 | 41 | 72 | 69 | 49 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.85m | 9:30AM1.77m | 10:01PM1.85m | 10:10AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.43m | 3:29AM0.47m | 3:35PM0.41m | 4:10AM0.43m | 4:17PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | N 6 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | E 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 17 | ENE 15 | N 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | NE 16 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 41 | 72 | 69 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 88 | 125 | 88 | 125 | 129 | 138 | 138 | 177 | 188 | 215 | 178 | 177 |
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