Tuhawaiki Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let's talk Tuhawaiki Point. This is an exposed, inconsistent point break, strictly for the advanced surfers. The water's sitting at 50°F, which is just a touch above the long-term average for this time of year – nothing wild.

The outlook kicks off on Wednesday the 8th of July, but honestly, don't bother. There's a light cross-onshore breeze, some moderate rain, and a weak 3ft easterly swell at 10 seconds. The wave energy is only moderate at 202, and conditions are too marginal to get excited about.

Thursday the 9th stays in that same dull zone – a clean 4ft from the ESE, but with a moderate cross-off wind, and the energy ticks up to 384. Still, the forecast only calls it marginal. Nothing to chase.

Then Friday the 10th of July comes in and that's the real deal. The morning serves up an offshore breeze from the west at only 3 mph, cleaning up a solid 3ft easterly swell with an 11-second period. The wave energy is moderate at 302, and the wind is so light it's almost glassy. By the afternoon, it goes dead flat calm – zero wind, clear skies, and that same 3ft swell with a 10-second period. That's your standout session. Clean, tidy, and the point should be offering up some proper lines. If you can only get wet once, that Friday arvo is your moment.

Saturday the 11th starts clean but the swell drops to 2ft and energy down to 156 – small and ordinary. From there, the weekend and into the next week it's a pretty bleak run. Sunday the 12th has tiny 2ft waves, energy at 68, and a cross-off breeze – just weak. From Monday the 13th through to Wednesday the 15th of July, the swell is small and messy with poor wind, including a short-period 4ft NE swell on Monday morning at only 6 seconds. That's junk. Energy drops as low as 21 on Tuesday the 14th.

Things start looking up a little heading into Thursday the 16th of July. We get a 3ft ESE groundswell with a long 15-second period, and the energy picks up to 318. The wind is light cross-shore, but it's still labelled marginal. The afternoon bumps to 4ft with a 15-second period and energy at 491, but the wind shifts cross-onshore. That long-period groundswell has potential here, but the wind isn't ideal.

Friday the 17th of July is a write-off – moderate cross-onshore, choppy, and the swell is only 3ft. Not good.

Now, Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of July are worth a look. Saturday has a light cross-shore and a 4 to 4ft ESE swell at 12 seconds, with energy ranging from 434 to 507. That's moderate energy, but the cross-shore wind isn't perfect. Then Sunday the 19th morning is a proper standout in the longer range – a 4ft ESE swell at 12 seconds, a light cross-off from the NNW at only 3 mph, and the wave energy is a solid 548. The forecast says "very good surf conditions". That's a real gem for the point – clean and punchy. If you can hold out, that Sunday morning is the best thing in the second week.

The rest of that week into Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st of July is small and ordinary again, with energy dropping to 298 and the swell fading. The water temps stay roughly average.

Wednesday the 22nd of July morning offers a clean 3ft swell with a light cross-off and energy at 328 – decent for a quick go, but the afternoon blows up to 5ft with a cross-onshore breeze, making it choppy and marginal.

Finally, Thursday the 23rd of July morning looks like another very good call – a 6ft ESE swell at 12 seconds, a light cross-off breeze, and the wave energy hits 805, which is solid. That's a proper groundswell for the advanced crew at Tuhawaiki Point. The afternoon gets messy with a cross-onshore, but that Thursday morning is a late standout.

Overall, there are big gaps of tiny or poor surf from Saturday the 11th right through to Wednesday the 15th – about 5 days of almost nothing worth chasing. The real highlights on this run are Friday the 10th of July afternoon (glassy, clean), Sunday the 19th of July morning (clean, good energy), and Thursday the 23rd of July morning (solid swell and clean). All those are for the experienced crew only, especially when the swell pushes over 5ft. Tuhawaiki Point is inconsistent, so when it does come together like this, you gotta be ready.

Rusty.

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