Tairua Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what this forecast is serving up. It’s a slow cooker, but there are a couple of decent windows if you know when to go.

Starting things off on Monday the 27th, Tairua Beach is the only game in town. It’s a fairly consistent beginner break, but man, the surf is weak. We’re looking at a 2ft swell from the east with a long 12-second period, but the energy is only reading 131 (weak). The water temp is about average at 60°. The morning has a light offshore breeze making things clean, but it’s just not enough to get stoked about. Tuesday the 28th is even smaller, with a 2ft east swell and a cross-offshore breeze. The energy drops to 95 (weak). By Wednesday the 29th, we see a tiny bump to 3ft from the ESE, with the energy climbing to 229 (moderate). Wednesday afternoon looks like the best of this early run with glassy 2ft waves. It’s still small, but if you’ve got a longboard, that’s your window.

Now, the real standout hits on Friday the 31st of July. We get a pulse of short-period swell from the north, hitting 6ft in the morning with a period of only 7 seconds. The energy jumps to 455 (moderate). The wind is a cross-offshore, keeping it clean. This is proper wave height, but with that short period, it’s going to be a bit lumpy and fat. Still, it’s the biggest surf of the forecast. By the afternoon, it drops a little to 5ft, but still clean. This is the one to mark on your calendar.

After that buzz, things go flat. Saturday the 1st of August drops back to 2ft with the energy falling to 129. The wind swings onshore in the afternoon, so it’s not great. Then we hit a proper dead spell. From Sunday the 2nd of August through to the 6th of August, the swell is tiny, often less than 1ft, with energy readings in the 20s and 30s (weak). There’s nothing worth paddling out for during the first week of August.

Things try to come back to life around the 7th of August, but the wind is wrong. We see a 4ft swell from the SE on Friday the 7th, but it’s got a short, frustrating 5-second period and the energy is only 93 (weak). The wind is a cross-shore, making it choppy. It’s not worth it. Sunday the 9th of August offers a very small, clean 2ft wave from the east with a long 13-second period, and the energy climbs to 95 (weak). It’s surfable but very ordinary. The absolute best-looking small-wave window comes on Monday the 10th of August, with a 2ft east swell, a 10-second period, energy of 100 (weak), and glassy conditions in the morning. If you’re on a log, that’s your second-week pick.

So to wrap it up: your best bet is Friday the 31st of July for the biggest, cleanest swells, though it’s short-period. For a more relaxed, glassy small-wave session, aim for Wednesday the 29th of July afternoon or Monday the 10th of August morning. The week in between is a write-off.

Rusty.

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