Tutaekuri River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.57° S 176.93° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tutaekuri River Mouth at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	116	113	90	82	96	98	96	71	69	65	45	39	25	25	26	26	25	13	18	19	18	19	28	26
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	E	ENE	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				3:12PM1.62m				3:37AM1.55m				4:11PM1.68m				4:36AM1.58m				5:09PM1.73m				5:35AM1.60m
Low Tide	8:52AM0.09m					9:29PM0.12m				9:50AM0.05m				10:30PM0.08m				10:50AM0.02m				11:30PM0.04m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	10	10	9	8	7	5	5	6	10	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	16	17	15	13	12	11	12
Feels °C	4	8	7	6	5	5	2	2	3	8	12	8	8	7	7	7	10	12	13	11	10	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 4	NE 4	ESE 9	ESE 8	NE 4	NE 5	NE 4	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	116	113	90	82	96	98	96	71	69	65	45	39	25	25	7	7	25	13	7	5	3	19	28	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 17	S 10	S 8	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 15	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 4	ENE 4	NNE 4
kJ	4	4	4	3	132	119	110	78	71	68	6	2	1	—	26	26	4	8	18	19	18	2	2	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	S 16	SSW 13	—	E 16	ESE 10	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 12	NE 6	E 6
kJ	106	92	86	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	5	32	—	5	19	4	4	3	13	12	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	N 4	N 4	NE 4	NE 4	N 3	N 3	N 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	3	1	7	7	6	5	8	2	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	86	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	26	33	26	33	33	26	23	31	23	0	10	10	17
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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	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
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