Tuahine Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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Alright folks, let’s get honest. For the next week or so, it’s a waiting game. We’re looking at a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions. Early on, Monday morning the 14th looks promising on paper with a 5ft SSE swell packing some moderate energy, especially with that glassy NNW breeze. But don't get too excited, the swell’s just not consistent enough and the crowds will be on it. The water’s sitting at 56°, which is pretty much par for the course.

For the rest of that week and into the next, it’s mostly small and messy. We get a few clean windows, like Tuesday morning the 15th with 3ft and an offshore wind, and Thursday the 17th morning with a clean 2ft, but the swell’s just too weak.

There’s a real rough patch from Friday the 18th with some heavy rain and howling SW winds, so don’t bother. That runs right through to the weekend. We’re looking at about four or five days of proper rubbish to sit out.

Now, the real standout is the following Monday, the 21st of September. That’s the one to circle. Monday morning is looking excellent. We’ve got a solid 6ft of SSE groundswell, with a very long period of 15 seconds. The wind is light and offshore from the NNW, making it clean. This is a serious groundswell, so the point setup at Tuahine Point will be handling it beautifully. It’s going to have power and shape, but it’s also strong – that size and power puts it in the experienced surfers only zone. The afternoon gets a little tricky with a cross-on wind, so get your session in early.

The following Thursday, the 24th, cranks up to 10ft, but honestly, that’s too big for this break – it’s just going to close out and be a washing machine. The Tuesday morning the 29th has another shot of long period SSE groundswell at 5ft, which looks fun if the wind stays clean.

Overall, don’t waste your energy on the next ten days. Save yourself for that Monday morning on the 21st. That’s the one that’s got my heart pumping.

Rusty.

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