Kaituna Cut Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Kaituna Cut

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jun)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (06 Jun)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
636
540
516
542
488
617
614
372
339
258
182
146
93
72
54
49
36
25
37
25
25
16
14
28
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM1.65m
10:38AM1.49m
11:06PM1.63m
11:22AM1.47m
11:48PM1.61m
12:09PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.40m
4:52PM0.34m
5:28AM0.40m
5:34PM0.36m
6:13AM0.39m
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
 mm
9
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
12
16
16
14
12
11
11
11
11
14
16
14
Feels °C
12
14
15
13
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
7
8
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
2
540
516
542
488
476
466
372
339
258
182
146
93
72
54
49
36
25
37
25
25
16
14
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
8
15
2
3
7
11
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
N
7
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.2
NNW
8
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
636
617
614
5
3
5
4
2
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
198
50
0
0
0
178
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
125
165
166
166
166
167
167
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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