Tutaekuri River Mouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey everyone, it’s Rusty. Let’s talk about Tutaekuri River Mouth. The water’s sitting at about 55°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – so you’ll want a good wetsuit. The river bar/beach setup here is advanced-only, so this isn’t one for the beginners. There is a clear standout session coming up. The forecast starts with some surf on offer right away but things get really interesting on Monday, 6 July. That morning is the true gem of the whole outlook: glassy conditions, no wind at all, and a clean 5ft swell from the ENE with a period of 9 seconds. The combined wave energy is moderate at 564, and it’s set to produce very good surf conditions. That’s the one to circle on your calendar. For Saturday, 4 July morning, you’ve got clean 4ft from the east at 12 seconds, with a light cross-off NW wind at 3 mph. Combined energy is a moderate 325, and it’s good surf – a solid start to the weekend. Sunday morning, 5 July, holds similar 4ft ENE swell at 10 seconds, with a gentle cross-off NNW breeze at 9 mph, giving clean waves and combined energy of 374. Tuesday, 7 July, has a glassy afternoon session: 4ft from the east at 10 seconds, with light east wind at 3 mph, glassy conditions, and combined energy of 314. Wednesday, 8 July, is looking very good both morning and afternoon: 5ft from the east at 11 seconds, with cross-off SW winds at 6 mph, clean surf, and combined energy hitting 606 then 584. That’s a strong day. Thursday, 9 July morning is clean again: 5ft ESE at 10 seconds, combined energy 348, with a slight cross-off SW wind at 3 mph. After that, things get messy for a bit with a gap of poor to marginal conditions from Thursday afternoon through to the end of the following weekend. The swell bumps up but gets choppy – Friday, 10 July, sees 7ft to 8ft ESE swell but with strong winds and lumpy conditions, combined energy climbing to 1161 in the afternoon. That’s strong energy but the wind ruins it. Saturday, 11 July, and Sunday, 12 July, stay marginal with clean-ish but windy conditions – 7ft to 8ft SE swells, wind from the SSW at 19-19 mph, combined energy up to 1649 on Sunday morning. That’s very strong wave energy but the size is over 8ft, so only for experts, and the wind is still strong. Then from Monday, 13 July morning, it settles back: 5ft ESE at 10 seconds, with a gentle cross-off SW wind at 9 mph, clean, combined energy 442 – good surf returns. Tuesday, 14 July morning is clean too: 4ft ESE, cross-off W wind at 3 mph, combined energy 377. There’s a bit of a gap from Tuesday afternoon to Thursday morning, 16 July, with marginal or ordinary surf – small and mostly cross-onshore. Then on Friday, 17 July morning, a very long-period groundswell arrives: 5ft from the ESE at 18 seconds, combined energy a massive 1505. That’s very strong wave energy, but the wind is light cross-onshore and it’s marginal quality. The period over 15 seconds means it’ll be better at a point break or reef – here at a river mouth/beach it might break a bit straight. The afternoon gets ruined by strong onshore ENE wind at 16 mph. The real second standout lands on Saturday, 18 July morning: 4ft ESE at 14 seconds, with offshore WNW wind at 6 mph, clean, very good surf, and combined energy of 621. That’s a long-period groundswell with clean offshore wind – prime. Sunday, 19 July, fades out with small, poor surf. So overall, the best on offer: Monday, 6 July morning’s glassy 5ft ENE swell, and Saturday, 18 July morning’s offshore 4ft ESE groundswell. Crowds are possible here sometimes, so get in early for those standouts.
Rusty.

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