Surf Forecasts:
Tairua Bar surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, NNW swell with 408 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tairua Bar in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Bar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's in store for Tairua Bar.
Right off the bat, it's a slow start. The first week and a half is pretty grim. We're looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak waves. From September 5th right through to the 16th, the swell is mostly below 1ft, with a few pulses of 3ft to 6ft around the 7th and 8th, but those are junked out by awful wind directions or just messy conditions. The combined energy is weak, often in the double digits (e.g. 24, 14, 10), so there's really no power to speak of. You’d be better off finding a rock to sit on than paddling out during this period. There's a solid 12-day gap with no real recommendations.
Things start to get interesting on Thursday, September 17th. The morning brings a solid pulse of swell from the north at 8ft, with a period of 9 seconds and a massive combined energy of 1572. That's a lot of power. The wind is offshore from the west at 12 mph, which is a major positive—it'll keep the faces clean. This is serious, expert-level surf. The size alone is going to be too much for beginners, and the power is intense. The afternoon eases a touch to 8ft from the north, with lighter offshore winds from the WSW at 6 mph, making it a bit more manageable but still heavy. This is the standout window of the whole outlook, no doubt.
After that, it drops off quickly. Friday the 18th sees the swell back down to 4ft from the NNE, but the wind swings around to a cross-onshore, making it choppy and poor. The weekend after that (19th and 20th of September) is back to small, weak, and messy.
So, to sum it up: it's a long, flat wait, but September 17th is the day to circle on the calendar for experienced surfers at Tairua Bar. Clean, powerful, and solid. The rest, you can sleep in.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
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 kJ | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 206 | 408 | 137 | 120 | 121 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13PM1.78m | 1:34AM1.79m | 2:16PM1.78m | 2:34AM1.78m | 3:25PM1.81m | 3:40AM1.76m | 4:33PM1.86m | 4:47AM1.76m | 5:33PM1.91m | 5:50AM1.77m | 6:27PM1.95m | 6:48AM1.81m | 7:16PM1.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.56m | 7:46AM0.47m | 8:26PM0.59m | 8:49AM0.49m | 9:32PM0.60m | 9:53AM0.48m | 10:35PM0.57m | 10:55AM0.45m | 11:37PM0.52m | 11:52AM0.43m | 00:34AM0.45m | 12:47PM0.41m | 1:27AM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 253 | 137 | 120 | 121 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 42 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | NE 16 | N 8 | NNW 7 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 14 | N 11 | NNE 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 86 | 206 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 284 | 262 | 254 | 254 | 260 | 124 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 513 |
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