Surf Forecasts:
Tairua Bar surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, ESE swell with 434 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s 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 Saturday (Aug 15) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 13s. 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 Sunday (Aug 16) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Bar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.
Alright, look, I'm gonna level with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for Tairua Bar. We've got a long stretch of onshore winds and weak, short-period swell that's just not going to give us anything worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting right on average for this time of year at 59°, so nothing weird there.
We don't really get a sniff of anything decent until the very end of the run. For the first week and a half, from Wednesday the 12th through to around Tuesday the 25th, it's a write-off. The wind is mostly onshore, gusty, or just plain messy, and the swell is tiny. The combined energy is weak, mostly hovering below 100 (like 12 to 303), which tells you there's just no power in the water. Most of the time it's rated as "poor surf conditions," so don't bother.
There is a tiny window on Saturday afternoon, the 15th, where it goes glassy, but even then the swell is only 4 ft from the ENE with a short 8-second period. That's surfable, but only just, and it's not going to be anything to write home about. The combined energy is still only 174, so it's weak.
The first real standout, and honestly the only one worth getting excited about, shows up on the 27th of August, Thursday afternoon. We finally get a clean offshore wind from the WSW at 12 mph, which is a game-changer. The swell is still modest at 3 ft from the ENE, with a 9-second period, but the quality improves dramatically. The combined energy hits 197, which is still moderate but at least there's a bit of push. The conditions are described as "clean," and with that offshore wind, it'll be a lot better than anything else we've seen. For a spot that's a beach/bar break, it's not going to be huge, but it'll be clean and rideable. This is your best bet for the whole 16-day outlook.
Before that, Monday morning the 17th has a tiny 2 ft swell with a clean cross-offshore wind, but it's just too small to get excited about at 78 combined energy.
Bottom line: save your energy for the 27th afternoon. The rest of the forecast is a dud.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 204 | 257 | 292 | 135 | 131 | 100 | 60 | 142 | 159 | 146 | 127 | 131 | 251 | 128 | 47 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49PM2.05m | 7:03AM1.89m | 7:40PM2.08m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.40m | 00:53AM0.52m | 1:05PM0.37m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 196 | 204 | 257 | 216 | 135 | 131 | 100 | 60 | 142 | 159 | 146 | 127 | 131 | 251 | 51 | 47 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 14 | N 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 16 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NW 5 | — | NE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | NE 9 | E 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 13 | — | E 15 | NE 10 | E 14 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | NE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 95 | 67 | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 62 | 128 | 28 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 112 | 112 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 85 | 74 | 0 | 88 | 177 | 88 | 104 | 112 |
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