Kaituna Cut Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)

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Kaituna Cut Surf Guide

Kaitura Cut in Bay of Plenty is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southwest with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Kaituna Cut Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Kaituna Cut:

The best conditions reported for surf at Kaituna Cut occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Kaituna Cut (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Kaituna Cut with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in January while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 17% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

52%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

17%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Kaituna Cut Location Map

Interactive Kaituna Cut surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Kaituna Cut is Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Kaituna Cut is Rotorua Airport (ROT), also in New Zealand, 41 km (25 miles) away.

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Kaituna Cut Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:16 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	9	9	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on

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Tides at Kaituna Cut

Current tide and informaton

For Kaituna Cut, 0 km from Kaituna Cut.

Next High Water: 10:21am | 1.53m

Next Low Water: 04:26am | 0.4m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Kaituna Cut Sea Temperature

The Kaituna Cut water temperature is reasonably warm (17.9 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite