Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
4
4
10
9
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:07PM1.64m
00:23AM1.69m
1:02PM1.65m
1:19AM1.67m
2:02PM1.66m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.32m
6:48AM0.21m
7:13PM0.35m
7:43AM0.21m
8:13PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
10
10
9
7
6
6
5
9
12
10
9
8
7
7
8
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
3
6
5
6
5
4
3
3
2
6
8
6
5
5
4
4
5
9
9
9
9
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