Tutaekuri River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.57° S 176.93° E

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tutaekuri River Mouth sea temperature is

12.7°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tutaekuri River Mouth at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (18 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).
	Fri 18					Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 13	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	131	125	119	109	46	84	93	93	90	70	69	68	68	68	47	47	39	22	22	35	10
Wind (km/h)	N	ENE	NNE	NNE	SW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	N	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:47AM1.45m				11:09PM1.36m				11:33AM1.41m				11:56PM1.32m					12:21PM1.38m
Low Tide				5:07PM0.27m				5:23AM0.29m				5:53PM0.31m					6:08AM0.32m				6:40PM0.34m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	13	16	17	15	15	15	15	13	11	12	14	11	9
Feels °C	11	13	11	12	11	9	9	9	12	15	12	10	11	9	10	6	3	5	9	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12
kJ	131	125	119	109	46	84	93	93	90	70	69	68	68	68	47	47	39	22	22	74	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	S 17	NE 4	NE 4	SE 13	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 8	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	2	6	1	1	42	6	5	9	9	8	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	1	35	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SW 7	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	—	NE 7	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	—	—	ENE 7	S 16	SSW 16	E 10
kJ	6	2	1	1	8	—	2	7	7	28	28	7	6	6	6	—	—	5	21	26	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 4	—	—	—	SSW 6	SW 6	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	S 9	S 10	S 11
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	7	9	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	3	4	45	1146	1998
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	25	25	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	33	178	188	29	177	8
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1			3		1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	9	4	4	4	5	4	4	2	5	4	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	1	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	8	7	5	4	4	4	5	9

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