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Tairua Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Tairua Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tairua Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tairua Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tairua Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Tairua Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.8
E
1
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)13121313131291266661399111212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)324042272524142943749853442625203636373737511919
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
1.79
3:40AM
1.71
3:50PM
1.75
4:33AM
1.70
4:38PM
1.71
5:30AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
0.66
9:17PM
0.59
9:39AM
0.71
10:07PM
0.63
10:34AM
0.75
10:59PM
0.65
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---8:38-------8:37-------8:37----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232723231714141519222323191817172123242320201920
Feels °C (?)222522221512131520232321181717182222212219212021
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