Tairua Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.01° S 175.87° E

Tairua Bar WaveFinder

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tairua Bar sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.3° 

Tairua Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Tairua Bar surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, ESE swell with 394 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. 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 1.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Thu 9th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 10s
Best Surf12AM (Thu 9th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 10s
Most Powerful 3PM (Fri 10th Jul)5ft (1.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Bar over the next 16 days.


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