Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
2
NNE
8
1.4
N
9
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
204
248
581
304
422
257
269
252
331
284
244
171
140
107
83
64
50
31
39
28
28
18
18
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
0
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:42AM1.54m
00:00AM1.67m
12:32PM1.55m
00:48AM1.67m
1:26PM1.59m
1:42AM1.67m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.34m
6:27AM0.28m
6:40PM0.36m
7:15AM0.25m
7:34PM0.36m
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
6
9
3
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
14
15
13
11
10
9
9
10
14
12
12
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
12
14
12
9
8
7
6
8
10
7
8
8
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
1
N
8
1.3
N
8
2
NNE
8
1.4
N
9
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
127
124
239
581
304
422
257
269
252
331
284
244
171
140
107
83
64
50
31
39
28
28
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
9
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
183
14
141
149
126
31
17
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
22
8
8
8
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
13
13
25
34
31
3
3
8
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
210
204
248
198
4
5
6
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
12
12
15
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
95
99
142
95
3
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
54
13
23
26
58
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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