Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)1010109999888888777776666612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3129326429892684234217941291100080164647435627620318314512183605744474869
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
5
N
0
NE
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
1.74
2:27PM
1.63
3:07AM
1.70
3:33PM
1.59
4:12AM
1.69
4:38PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.31
8:45PM
0.24
9:25AM
0.34
9:48PM
0.27
10:30AM
0.34
10:51PM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:13--
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
89858322221-------------
Temp. °C171718181819191919202121212019181817181920191919
Feels °C (?)121114141517171918212121212222191918191921202121
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