Surf Forecasts:
Tairua Bar surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, N swell with 579 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. 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 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Bar over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.
We’re looking at a slow start – nothing worth paddling for the first couple days. The main event shapes up for Wednesday afternoon, July 8th, at Tairua Bar. Swell hits 4ft out of the east at 10 seconds, with a light southwest cross-off breeze. That’s gonna give you clean, lined-up waves. The combined energy is 456 (moderate), so there’s enough grunt to get into something good. This is an advanced break, fairly exposed to the northeast, and crowds can show up sometimes. The east swell direction lines up well.
Thursday morning, July 9th, still has some clean 3ft east swell (240 energy) but it’s smaller and a bit weaker. Surfable but nothing to rave about. After that, the energy tanks. From Friday on, we’re looking at tiny surf under 3ft, mostly messy or cross-shore. The second week is flat with a few glassy moments on the 21st and 22nd – but only around 2ft. Not worth chasing.
Water temp is about 61°F, right around average for the season.
Best call: Wednesday afternoon, July 8th, at Tairua Bar. After that, hang loose and wait.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 439 | 352 | 270 | 284 | 239 | 200 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 115 | 176 | 186 | 94 | 98 | 64 | 42 | 26 | 52 | 42 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.72m | 00:37AM1.83m | 12:57PM1.73m | 1:22AM1.83m | 1:52PM1.77m | 2:12AM1.83m | 2:49PM1.81m | 3:11AM1.85m | 3:52PM1.86m | 4:16AM1.88m | 5:02PM1.92m | 5:21AM1.93m | 6:10PM2.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.56m | 6:51AM0.50m | 7:00PM0.62m | 7:38AM0.50m | 7:57PM0.66m | 8:30AM0.52m | 8:59PM0.67m | 9:29AM0.54m | 10:03PM0.66m | 10:33AM0.53m | 11:07PM0.63m | 11:36AM0.49m | 00:10AM0.60m | ||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | 9 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 111 | 439 | 352 | 270 | 284 | 239 | 200 | 158 | 159 | 125 | 96 | 115 | 176 | 131 | 94 | 98 | 64 | 42 | 15 | 52 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 14 | N 14 | — | N 13 | — | — | N 11 | — | E 10 | ESE 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 97 | 104 | 109 | 53 | 107 | 64 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 26 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 10 | N 8 | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | — | E 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 45 | 164 | 65 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | SE 5 | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | E 4 | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 119 | — | — | 68 | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 89 | 65 | 47 | 77 | — | 186 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 74 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 |
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