Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (09 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)14141412121212121212128888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3335634426474847474826446493767895130126136133154162175
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
5
SW
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
1.66
12:12AM
1.64
12:25PM
1.59
12:56AM
1.58
1:09PM
1.52
1:43AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
0.25
6:22AM
0.37
6:42PM
0.32
7:06AM
0.44
7:26PM
0.38
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:43-------7:42-------7:39----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C182123201818171818202019161514131516171716151313
Feels °C (?)161819171916151514141513111111101214151514131111
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