Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

16.2°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	3s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	N 11	N 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 18	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 16	N 16	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	8	3	7	7	13	11	7	22	26	19	17	20	20	31	46	50	42	42	52	67	60	50	50
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	ESE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				11:22AM1.91m				11:42PM1.77m				12:17PM1.87m				00:40AM1.70m					1:16PM1.81m
Low Tide		5:06AM0.03m				5:42PM0.16m				6:00AM0.08m				6:39PM0.20m				6:57AM0.15m					7:39PM0.23m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	16	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	6	7	10	7	9	10	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 5	N 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	5	1	7	7	13	11	7	17	6	6	6	5	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	33	15	15	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 15	N 11	—	NE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 9	N 18	NE 13	N 17	N 16	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	N 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8
kJ	8	2	—	3	7	7	3	6	7	6	5	20	3	3	6	6	6	6	3	2	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NW 5	N 14	NE 9	NE 9	N 18	N 10	N 18	NE 13	N 13	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	N 12	—	N 11	NE 11
kJ	3	3	1	4	3	3	6	2	6	7	3	3	6	6	3	3	3	3	6	3	—	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 4	SW 3	—	NW 5	NNW 2	NNW 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	10	6	—	1	1	1	4	22	26	19	17	16	15	31	46	50	42	42	52	67	60	50	50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Hawai River East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Whiritoa Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	5	1	1	1	4	1	1	3	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	67	98	133	274	165	165	125	141	125	125	166	166	166	141	141	71	83	83	167	167	166	168	168
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Rating (10 max)	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	4	3	2	3	1	2	3	4
Header Global	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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