Surf Forecasts:
Tutaekuri River Mouth surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 19 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 26 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period, ESE swell with 96 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 19 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tutaekuri River Mouth this week:
The surf forecast for Tutaekuri River Mouth over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tutaekuri River Mouth in the next 16 days are 0.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 26) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 24) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tutaekuri River Mouth over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 84 | 90 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 43 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.36m | 11:33AM1.41m | 11:56PM1.32m | 12:21PM1.38m | 00:43AM1.29m | 1:08PM1.37m | 1:31AM1.28m | 1:57PM1.36m | 2:19AM1.27m | 2:45PM1.37m | 3:07AM1.28m | 3:32PM1.39m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.29m | 5:53PM0.31m | 6:08AM0.32m | 6:40PM0.34m | 6:54AM0.34m | 7:27PM0.36m | 7:40AM0.34m | 8:15PM0.35m | 8:27AM0.33m | 9:03PM0.34m | 9:15AM0.31m | 9:50PM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 84 | 90 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 32 | 282 | 67 | 66 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 36 | 11 | 59 | 31 | 43 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | — | E 7 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 19 | — | S 19 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 28 | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SW 3 | — | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 1 | — | 750 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 177 | 8 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 10 | 97 | 8 | 0 | 172 | 8 | 172 | 242 | 0 |
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