Surf Forecasts:
Tairua Beach surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, NNE swell with 2,631 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N 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 Sunday (Aug 09) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) 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 0.3m 2s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Tairua Beach.
Honestly, the next 16 days are a bit of a heartbreaker for Tairua. We’ve got a long stretch of small, messy, or just plain ugly surf ahead. The water temp is sitting at 58°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The first decent recommendation doesn’t pop up until Monday the 10th of August. Even then, it’s nothing to write home about. Monday morning brings a 3ft swell from the north with a weak period of 8 seconds, and the energy is low at 125. The wind is offshore from the WSW, so it’ll be clean, but the waves are only just surfable. Monday afternoon is much the same: 3ft from the north, 7-second period, 102 energy, with a cross-offshore breeze from the west keeping it tidy.
Tuesday the 11th of August starts off with a glassy morning – wind from the SSW at 3 mph, dead calm. But the swell is tiny, only 2ft from the north, with a 7-second period and energy at 61. It’s small and weak, but if you’re desperate for a paddle, that glassy surface is a gift.
After that, things go downhill quickly. From Tuesday afternoon right through to the end of the forecast, it’s a write-off. The wind turns onshore or cross-shore, the swell gets choppy, and the combined energy values spike up into the hundreds and even thousands, but the quality is rubbish. By Friday the 14th of August, we’re looking at an 12ft swell from the NNE with a massive 4589 energy, but it’s cross-onshore at 16 mph and the conditions are poor. That’s big, raw, ugly surf – only for experts, and even then it’s a battle.
The best of a bad bunch is Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th of August, with clean, small waves. Don’t get your hopes up for anything else. There’s a solid 10-day stretch from the 12th to the 22nd where there’s barely a wave worth paddling for.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | E 13 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 181 | 69 | 111 | 88 | 69 | 46 | 34 | 36 | 181 | 352 | 203 | 143 | 163 | 611 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.81m | 2:28PM1.80m | 2:50AM1.82m | 3:36PM1.83m | 3:56AM1.83m | 4:48PM1.89m | 5:02AM1.85m | 5:54PM1.98m | 6:05AM1.87m | 6:49PM2.05m | 7:03AM1.89m | 7:40PM2.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.60m | 8:05AM0.50m | 8:41PM0.62m | 9:07AM0.52m | 9:46PM0.62m | 10:12AM0.50m | 10:51PM0.61m | 11:15AM0.45m | 11:53PM0.57m | 12:12PM0.40m | 00:53AM0.52m | 1:05PM0.37m | 1:48AM0.45m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | NE 15 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 91 | 69 | 111 | 88 | 69 | 46 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 273 | 203 | 143 | 125 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 15 | E 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | E 6 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | — | E 9 | E 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | NE 12 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | N 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 55 | 181 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 181 | 352 | — | — | 163 | 611 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 111 | 111 | 112 | 138 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 78 | 127 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 123 | 111 |
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