Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

15.5°C

Kaituna Cut 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 Kaituna Cut today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (20 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	17	17	37	37	36	35	33	31	31	30
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	NNW	N	N	NNE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		2:00AM1.40m				2:35PM1.49m				2:56AM1.38m				3:28PM1.50m				3:53AM1.40m					4:20PM1.53m
Low Tide				8:13AM0.45m				8:52PM0.51m				9:06AM0.47m				9:46PM0.48m				10:00AM0.46m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	13	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	15	19	22	19	14	13	13	12	15	18	19	20	15
Feels °C	11	10	10	12	12	12	14	14	12	12	11	14	15	17	15	12	11	12	10	13	15	15	17	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNW 3
kJ	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	17	37	37	36	35	33	31	31	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 13	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 11
kJ	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	17	2	1	—	3	3	3	3	3	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 11	—	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 14	N 12	NNE 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	—	N 12
kJ	—	2	—	—	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	12	17	3	12	3	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Hicks Bay East Cape	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Marokopa Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Waihau Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Onemana Coromandel	Cliffs Gisborne and Mahia	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	141	141	141	165	194	194	163	141	141	141	141	166	194	177	133	125	12	12	12	12	83	174	166	167
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty																	Arataki	Arataki	Ohope Beach	Arataki
Rating (10 max)																	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	5	4	7	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	6	5	7	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	7	9	8	6	5	5	5

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