Tutaekuri River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.57° S 176.93° E

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tutaekuri River Mouth sea temperature is

12.6° C

Tutaekuri River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tutaekuri River Mouth today (18 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tutaekuri River Mouth at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 22s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

Table - waves today at Tutaekuri River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 18			Sunday 19								Monday 20
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	367	352	347	282	249	249	195	192	186	138	117	115	113	113	81	79	79	77	74
Wind (km/h)	ENE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	S	SSE	SSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	S	SSE	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			8:53PM1.70m					9:21AM1.55m				9:46PM1.64m				10:16AM1.51m
Low Tide						3:18AM0.01m				3:36PM0.05m				4:10AM0.05m				4:29PM0.11m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	10	9	10	10	12	14	14	12	10	10	10	9	8	11	11	10	10
Feels °C	11	9	8	6	7	7	9	11	10	9	7	7	7	6	5	8	7	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 20	SSE 20
kJ	367	352	347	282	249	249	195	192	186	138	117	115	113	113	81	79	79	218	336
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 24	SSE 23	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 20	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	56	179	161	157	75	136	86	85	84	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	128	77	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	S 10	ESE 6	SSE 23	—	—	—	—	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SE 5	SE 5	—
kJ	6	7	65	3	54	—	—	—	—	42	42	38	37	73	73	74	6	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	38	42	43	37	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	4	4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7

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