Surf Forecasts:
Tairua Bar surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, E swell with 443 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tairua Bar this week:
The surf forecast for Tairua Bar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tairua Bar in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Bar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright everyone, Rusty here. Let’s talk Tairua Bar for the next couple of weeks. Gotta pick your moments.
Right now, Thursday the 13th is a mess—1.7m of NE wind swell at 7 seconds with a cross-onshore blow. No thanks. Friday the 14th starts glassy with a 1.6m ENE swell, but it’s only surfable, not great. The window is short.
The first real standout is Saturday the 15th. Morning brings clean 1.5m easterly swell at 8 seconds with light cross-offshore winds from the SSW. Combined energy is a solid 403, and the water temp is 15°, right on average. That’s the session to aim for. Saturday afternoon holds clean at 1.4m. Sunday morning is still okay at 1.1m, but afternoon gets choppy again.
Then we hit a major flat spell. From Monday the 17th through Monday the 24th of August, the swell goes tiny—0.1m to 0.2m. The winds are offshore and clean, but there’s absolutely no energy. Combined energy is in the single digits to teens. You’d be sitting on a lake.
The long-range hope lands on Tuesday the 25th of August. Tuesday afternoon brings a 2.1m NNE swell at 7 seconds with clean offshore west winds. Combined energy jumps to 493. That’s expert territory at over 2.1m, and the short period means it’ll be a bit bucking, but the power is real. Wednesday the 26th morning follows with a clean 1.6m from the NE and light winds, energy at 279.
So, bottom line: Saturday the 15th is your near-term best—clean and fun. Tuesday the 25th afternoon is the big energy day for the brave. The rest is a long wait. Keep the board waxed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 242 | 237 | 311 | 443 | 376 | 297 | 173 | 112 | 141 | 94 | 35 | 69 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.91m | 8:28PM2.07m | 8:50AM1.92m | 9:16PM2.02m | 9:39AM1.91m | 10:04PM1.95m | 10:27AM1.89m | 10:52PM1.90m | 11:15AM1.84m | 11:38PM1.85m | 12:03PM1.79m | 00:21AM1.81m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.45m | 1:59PM0.36m | 2:40AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.37m | 3:29AM0.37m | 3:42PM0.39m | 4:15AM0.36m | 4:30PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.38m | 5:15PM0.47m | 5:45AM0.43m | 6:00PM0.54m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 5 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 242 | 176 | 311 | 443 | 376 | 297 | 173 | 112 | 74 | 46 | 35 | 69 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | N 9 | NE 9 | — | — | E 10 | NE 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 4 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 41 | — | — | 18 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 14 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 233 | — | 237 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 29 | 141 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 112 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 88 | 129 | 88 | 104 |
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