Tuahine Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The only break on the radar is Tuahine Point, a reef setup that’s exposed to the SSE swell window. Water temps are hanging around average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

The first half of the outlook is pretty grim. From Wednesday the 12th through to the 14th, we’ve got surfable but ordinary waves—small, messy, and mostly cross-off or straight junk. Thursday the 13th morning offers a little offshore puff but only 3ft of weak SE swell, so it’s barely a ripple. Friday the 14th is a write-off with heavy rain, poor conditions, and blown-out slop. Not worth a paddle.

Then things get a bit wild. Saturday the 15th morning looks like a brief window—4ft of east swell with glassy conditions, light WNW wind, and the combined energy sitting at 246 (moderate). That’s the best of a bad bunch for the first week. But by Saturday afternoon the wind swings onshore and it’s game over. Sunday the 16th through Monday the 17th is a mess: strong onshore gales, building swell up to 16ft, and the combined energy hitting four- and five-digit figures (1069, 2022)—that’s serious power but totally blown out. The 19th of August, Wednesday, shows a massive 16ft south swell with a 14-second period, but the note says it’s too big for this break. That’s an expert-only, borderline dangerous situation at a reef, and the cross-onshore wind won’t help. Kite surfers might be eyeing this stretch, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a hard pass.

The real standout comes later. Look at Saturday the 22nd of August: 5ft of SE groundswell, 13-second period, light offshore NNW wind, and the combined energy is 719 (moderate). The morning session is rated for very good surf, and the afternoon stays clean with cross-off breeze. Water’s still average temp, and the break is fairly consistent—crowds sometimes show up, but it’s worth it. This is the pick of the forecast. Sunday the 23rd morning holds clean 5ft SE swell with light wind, but it’s a notch down. Then Monday the 24th afternoon and Tuesday the 25th offer clean offshore conditions with 3ft to 4ft SE swell—good for a fun session, but not a standout.

After that, the last days of the period fade out. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th drop to tiny, weak swell with poor conditions, so by then it’s a waiting game.

Bottom line: the first week is mostly a loss, but the weekend of the 22nd–23rd of August is your best bet. Tuahine Point will be worth the paddle on Saturday morning.

Rusty

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