Surf Forecasts:
Tairua Bar surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, N swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, NNW swell with 249 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s 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 Friday (Jul 31) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tairua Bar in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Bar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s run through what’s cooking for Tairua Bar over the next couple of weeks. It starts off real slow. The first week or so is basically a dud. Thursday the 30th has some weak 2ft east swell with cross-off wind – surfable but nothing special. Friday the 31st brings a pulse of 4ft to 5ft swell from the north/northwest, but it’s short-period at 7 seconds, so it’s pretty gutless. The offshore wind will clean it up, but it’s not worth getting too excited about.
Then we hit a dead zone. From Saturday the 1st of August right through to Tuesday the 5th, it’s all tiny 0.7ft to 2ft slop with combined energy readings dropping as low as 16. Even a glassy morning on Sunday the 2nd can’t turn those ankle-biters into anything. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th are just choppy and poor. That’s a solid 6-7 day stretch of flatness.
Things finally wake up on Friday the 7th of August. We get a pulse of 8ft swell from the NNW at 8 seconds with a cross-off wind. The energy jumps to 870, so there’s some grunt. It’s a bit rough, but it’s the first real sign of life. Then it gets onshore and messy again through the weekend.
The real standout, without a doubt, is Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th of August. This is a proper northeast groundswell. On Wednesday morning, we’re looking at a solid 6ft swell from the ENE with an 11-second period and a clean offshore wind. The combined energy is a beefy 811. Thursday the 13th morning is the top of the pack for experienced surfers: 7ft from the east at 10 seconds, with light offshore wind and the energy meter hitting 1695. This is what you wait for. That long-period groundswell will produce good shaped lines along the bar. Thursday afternoon gets too big at 15ft – that’s way too much for this break, so hit it in the morning. Friday the 14th still has big 10ft to 12ft east swell, but it’s for experts only with strong offshore winds.
Crowds can be a factor here sometimes, so get in early if you can. Water temp is right on average for the season at 59°F, so a 4/3mm wetsuit is the call.
Bottom line: a long flat start, then a killer window of quality groundswell with clean winds on the 12th and the morning of the 13th. That’s your window. Be on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 137 | 89 | 215 | 204 | 62 | 85 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 143 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.82m | 8:11AM1.77m | 8:43PM1.84m | 8:50AM1.78m | 9:22PM1.85m | 9:30AM1.77m | 10:01PM1.85m | 10:10AM1.76m | 10:42PM1.83m | 10:54AM1.76m | 11:24PM1.82m | 11:41AM1.76m | 00:09AM1.80m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.52m | 2:05AM0.58m | 2:15PM0.47m | 2:47AM0.52m | 2:55PM0.43m | 3:29AM0.47m | 3:35PM0.41m | 4:10AM0.43m | 4:17PM0.43m | 4:52AM0.40m | 5:00PM0.46m | 5:35AM0.40m | 5:47PM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — |
mm | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 139 | 137 | 89 | 215 | 99 | 51 | 23 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | NNW 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 17 | E 15 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 93 | 91 | 62 | 85 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 16 | E 5 | — | E 18 | — | E 16 | N 12 | E 19 | E 18 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 7 | W 4 | SW 3 | SE 2 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 131 | — | 204 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 62 | 143 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 112 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 2 | 88 | 88 | 112 | 177 | 138 | 224 | 224 | 215 | 129 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
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