Tairua Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Tairua Beach has cookin’ over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, the next week and a half is looking pretty flat, so don’t get your hopes up for a quick paddle. We’ve got a real dry spell from now until almost the end of the month. There’s virtually nothing worth chasing until we get to the 29th of August.

The first glimmer of something half decent shows up on the morning of Thursday the 29th. We’re looking at a 5 ft swell coming out of the NNE, running at 8 seconds – so a bit of short period wind swell, not gonna win any awards for shape. But the wind is offshore from the SW, light breeze, so it’ll be clean. Energy is moderate (260), so there’s a bit of push, but it’s “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a low grade, so manage your expectations. This is a beginner-friendly spot, and the clean conditions mean it’ll be a fun little wave for a learner to get some reps in.

Then on Sunday the 30th, the swell drops back to 3 ft from the same NNE direction, still offshore wind. It’s consistent but weak energy (107). It’s still "very ordinary conditions." Nothing to write home about.

The standout window in this whole 16-day stretch looks like Monday the 31st of August. The morning session has a 3 ft swell from the ENE with a period of 11 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell, longer period, which translates to better shaped waves and more energy. The combined energy is strong (279) and the wind is clean offshore from the SW. This is where the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the best call of the whole outlook. The afternoon gets a little cross-shore and the energy picks up a bit (334), but the wind changes, so the morning is your pick.

Tuesday the 1st of September still has a clean 3 ft ENE swell with offshore wind, but it’s a step down in quality – back to “surfable but ordinary.”

After that, the wind turns onshore and the rain moves in, so we’re done.

The Pick: If you’ve got a day to free up, make it Monday morning the 31st of August. That ENE groundswell (11 seconds) with light offshore wind will give you the cleanest, best shaped waves of the whole period. It’s a bit small at 3 ft, so it’s perfect for the beginner-friendly nature of Tairua Beach, and the crowd factor is “sometimes” so you might have a few out, but it won’t be chaos.

Water temps are about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on.

Stay patient, keep the board waxed, and check back in.

Rusty.

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