Tuhawaiki Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a honest look at what’s coming up for Tuhawaiki Point.

Straight up, it’s a pretty quiet run ahead. There’s no real surf to get excited about for the first stretch; the next solid recommendation doesn’t pop up until Wednesday the 11th of September, and even then it’s a long way off being a standout. You’re looking at over a week of small, messy, or flat days before anything worth paddling out for.

The water temperature is sitting at 50°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so not a shock to the system if you’re suited up.

For Wednesday the 11th, we’ve got a bit of life showing. The morning brings a clean, cross-off breeze from the NNW with a 3ft SSE swell, period around 8 seconds – short period, so won’t have heaps of push, but the energy reading is moderate at 184. That’s about the best of the bunch, though still very ordinary. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 4ft from the SSE, still short period at 8 seconds, with a bit more energy (229), but the wind swings cross-shore, creating some ripples. Crowds are possible here at Tuhawaiki Point, and it’s an exposed point break that’s inconsistent, so you’ll need some patience.

If you’re a beginner, anything over 5ft starts to get big, and we don’t really see that here, so all good on that front. But for the experienced crew, there’s nothing firing properly. The longer period swells that do show up later in the window, like the 16-second groundswell on the 16th and 17th, are tiny – 0.7ft to 1ft – so they’ll break straight and not offer much.

Overall, the best on offer is that Wednesday the 11th morning session: clean, light wind, and a little bump of energy. After that, it’s more of the same – small and uninspiring right through to the end of the 16-day span. This is a pretty typical dry spell for the area; forecasts can shift, but for now, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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