Titahi Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – the next 16 days at Titahi Bay are a tough watch. The forecast is packed with onshore wind and messy conditions, leaving very little to get excited about for a proper paddle session. The first decent sniff of surf doesn’t show up until late in the period, so you’re looking at a long gap of nearly two weeks of mostly poor, choppy, and blown-out conditions before anything worthwhile appears.

The water is sitting at 52°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a good steamer if you’re even thinking about getting in.

We start off on Tuesday the 14th of July with a 6ft NW swell, but it’s hammered by a 19 mph NW wind straight onshore. The combined energy is moderate (244), but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds. It’s a write-off. Wednesday the 15th is more of the same – onshore wind and poor surf. The trend continues through Thursday the 16th with a bigger 7ft NW swell (398 energy), but it’s still blown out by 22 mph NW winds. Too big and messy for anything fun.

Friday the 17th morning offers a tiny glimmer: a 2ft NW swell with a light easterly cross-offshore breeze, making it clean. But it’s small, weak (54 energy), and short period. Not worth paddling out for. The rest of that day and the following days are all tiny, onshore, or cross-shore junk – swell heights barely scraping 0.7ft to 2ft, mostly from the WNW with long periods (15-16 seconds), but the energy is pitiful (20-64). The long period means the waves might be straight and fat, not offering much shape at a beach break like this.

The real standout, and honestly the only time I’d say get in the water, is on Sunday the 26th of July in the afternoon. We’ve got a 5ft NW swell rolling in with a moderate 160 energy and a 6-second period. The wind is a light SSE breeze at 9 mph, blowing cross-offshore, leaving the surf clean. It’s not perfect, but it’s the most surfable window in the entire 16 days. The description says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is about the best we get. It’s a beginner-friendly size, but don’t expect any barrels.

After that, Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th drop back to tiny, weak, and cross-shore slop. Then on Wednesday the 29th of July, we see another pulse of 7ft to 7ft NW swell (384-412 energy) – but it’s hit by 16 to 22 mph cross-onshore winds from the north, making it lumpy and choppy. That’s only for experienced surfers, but the wind will ruin it.

So, bottom line: there’s one average window on the 26th afternoon. For the rest, it’s flat, blown out, or both. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate across the board, and the consistent onshore winds kill any chance of quality. If you’re desperate, that Sunday arvo is your play. Otherwise, leave the board in the car and come back another time.

Crowds at Titahi Bay can be a thing sometimes, but with this forecast, you’ll have the place to yourself.

Rusty.

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