
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | 31 | 45 | 82 | 135 | 193 | 350 | 587 | 292 | 265 | 240 | 389 | 226 | 245 | 228 | 165 | 83 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM1.69m | 10:39AM1.74m | 10:53PM1.64m | 11:22AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.19m | 4:53PM0.31m | 5:07AM0.25m | 5:36PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 |
30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 469 | 292 | 265 | 15 | 266 | 226 | 245 | 228 | 165 | 83 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 15 | — | N 14 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 16 | N 15 | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | N 13 |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
5 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 82 | 135 | 193 | 350 | 587 | — | — | 240 | 389 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 425 | 188 | 179 | 98 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 58 | 95 | 54 |
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