Tairua Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.00° S 175.86° E

Tairua Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tairua Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.2° 

Tairua Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Tairua Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, E swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, E swell with 379 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tairua Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Wed 8th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s
Best Surf 3PM (Wed 8th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s
Most Powerful 3PM (Wed 8th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tairua Beach over the next 16 days.


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