Surf Forecasts:
Tairua Bar surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, N swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, N swell with 432 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW 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 (Sep 04) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. 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 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Bar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here.
It’s flat as a pancake for Tairua Bar for a while. Water temp is around 15°, about normal for this time of year. From Thursday the 3rd through Saturday the 5th, we’ve got tiny 0.2m to 0.5m waves from the ENE or N. Winds are light and offshore now and then, especially Saturday morning with a WSW breeze, but there’s just nothing to ride. Combined energy is weak, between 13 and 31. Sunday the 6th stays the same – 0.2m and light cross-off winds.
Monday the 7th morning finally shows something: 1.9m from the NNW, with combined energy reading 761. That’s a moderate pulse, but the period is only 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell. Cross-off winds will keep it a bit lumpy. For a bar break, 1.9m and short period with cross-off wind isn’t the clean wave you want. The afternoon drops to 1.3m.
Tuesday the 8th is surfable but ordinary with 0.7m to 0.6m (energy 113 and 75). Then from Wednesday the 9th all the way to Friday the 18th of September, it’s flat again – 0.2m to 0.4m, with combined energy rarely over 100. Winds are often offshore but the swell is just too small.
The only real blip is Monday the 7th morning – it’s the best of a quiet run, but don’t expect much. If you’re into kitesurfing, the strong offshore winds in the second week might be more fun than the tiny surf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
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 kJ | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 188 | 320 | 152 | 117 | 145 | 127 | 40 | 15 | 28 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.81m | 11:49PM1.80m | 12:14PM1.80m | 00:40AM1.80m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.47m | 5:57AM0.39m | 6:23PM0.52m | 6:49AM0.44m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 320 | 152 | 117 | 10 | 127 | 40 | 7 | 28 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 16 | — | NE 18 | NE 17 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 5 | 31 | 71 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 188 | — | — | — | 145 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 262 | 0 | 97 | 284 | 260 | 121 | 254 | 260 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 97 | 138 | 177 |
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