Surf Forecasts:
Tairua Beach surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period, ENE swell with 64 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. 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 0.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Tairua Beach over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a pretty lean run. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and the only real blip of interest is a long way off.
For the first week and a half, it’s all about ankle-snappers. The wave energy is minimal, mostly sitting in the 40s and 60s (weak). The swell is coming from the northeast, but it’s barely 0.7ft to 1ft, and the period is long – around 13 to 15 seconds. That’s a groundswell, but with next to no height, it’s not doing anything. The wind is actually fine for the most part – offshore from the southwest through the 11th to the 14th, and clean on the 15th – but there’s just no swell to work with. The water temp is about 59°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
Then we hit a bit of a gap. The 16th of September serves up a short-period windswell from the northwest at 4ft with a period of just 5 seconds, but it’s coming with a fresh cross-shore wind and lumpy conditions. Not worth paddling out for. The 19th looks even worse – strong winds and messy chop.
The only standout is a late pulse on Sunday, September 20th. The morning brings a solid 8ft swell from the north with a period of 8 seconds and a combined energy of 603 (moderate to strong). The wind is light offshore from the WSW, so it’ll be clean. That’s a proper size – over 8ft, so this is for experienced surfers only. The afternoon drops to 5ft, still clean with light offshore winds, but the energy drops to 299. Keep in mind, this is a shorter-period swell, so it might be a bit fat and dumpy, but for Tairua Beach, it’s the best we’ve got in the whole 16 days. It’s a long way out, so treat it as promising but not locked in. After that, it fades back to nothing.
So, if you’re a beginner, this whole period is a pass. The 20th is the only day with any proper power, and that’s for the crew who know what they’re doing. For the rest of it, the board stays in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 20 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 64 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.91m | 5:50AM1.77m | 6:27PM1.95m | 6:48AM1.81m | 7:16PM1.95m | 7:42AM1.85m | 8:03PM1.92m | 8:31AM1.88m | 8:50PM1.89m | 9:16AM1.88m | 9:36PM1.85m | 10:01AM1.86m | 10:21PM1.83m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.52m | 11:52AM0.43m | 00:34AM0.45m | 12:47PM0.41m | 1:27AM0.40m | 1:41PM0.40m | 2:16AM0.36m | 2:32PM0.39m | 3:02AM0.34m | 3:19PM0.40m | 3:45AM0.35m | 4:03PM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 64 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | E 8 | ENE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | SSE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 16 | — | N 16 | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 14 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | W 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 120 | 86 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 78 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 186 | 190 | 215 | 176 | 247 | 176 | 186 |
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