Surf Forecasts:
Tairua Beach surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, E swell with 124 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tairua Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Tairua Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tairua Beach in the next 16 days are 0.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here, let's take a look at what Tairua Beach (Coromandel) has got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks.
We're looking at a real slow burner for the first week, to be honest. The first half of this 16-day window is pretty flat and uninspiring, with hardly anything worth paddling out for. We've got a bit of a lull from now until the end of the first week with only tiny, ordinary waves and hardly any energy behind them. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report there.
Things start to get interesting around Friday the 24th of July. That morning we’ve got a clean 5ft swell rolling in from the ENE, with a period of 10 seconds, giving us moderate wave energy (376). The wind is a light offshore from the SW, which is going to keep the surface glassy. The real standout, though, is Friday afternoon. The wind goes completely glassy, swell sticks at a clean 5ft from the ENE, and the period bumps up to 11 seconds, pushing the energy up to a solid 437. That is the pick of the entire forecast; clean, lined-up waves with that long-period groundswell feel. It won't be massive, but it'll be quality for sure.
Then we get a spike on Monday the 27th of July, but it comes with a catch. The morning has a glassy 6ft swell from the north, and the energy is moderate (301), which would be fun for stronger surfers. But – and it's a big but – that period is short, only 6 seconds. It’s going to be a bit crumbly and fat. The afternoon turns into a choppy mess with an 8ft NNW windswell, way too big for beginners and really just for the experienced crew, though the cross-onshore wind will make it ugly.
So your best bet is clear as day: the afternoon of Friday the 24th of July. That's the one to circle on the calendar. The rest of the second week is mostly smaller, with cleaner but weaker swells. Tuesday the 28th is a write-off with howling onshore winds.
Keep your expectations low for the first week. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. The energy just isn't there until we get to that Friday.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 24 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 74 | 43 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 85 | 121 | 109 | 70 | 68 | 40 | 35 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:21AM1.93m | 6:10PM2.01m | 6:23AM1.97m | 7:09PM2.11m | 7:21AM2.00m | 8:01PM2.16m | 8:16AM2.01m | 8:51PM2.17m | 9:09AM1.99m | 9:41PM2.13m | 10:00AM1.96m | 10:32PM2.06m | 10:52AM1.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.63m | 11:36AM0.49m | 00:10AM0.60m | 12:33PM0.42m | 1:09AM0.57m | 1:27PM0.37m | 2:07AM0.53m | 2:19PM0.35m | 3:01AM0.48m | 3:11PM0.36m | 3:52AM0.45m | 4:03PM0.40m | 4:43AM0.43m | 4:54PM0.45m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | N 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | E 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 121 | 109 | 70 | 68 | 40 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 13 | ESE 13 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | E 14 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 7 | — | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | NNW 4 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 35 | 42 | 74 | — | — | 6 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 225 | 3 | 215 | 13 | 0 | 103 | 251 | 103 | 176 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 111 | 111 | 111 |
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