Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
27
25
33
47
74
121
230
168
97
86
69
38
26
32
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM1.74m
11:46AM1.72m
00:04AM1.70m
12:43PM1.70m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.16m
6:01PM0.29m
6:27AM0.19m
6:58PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
16
14
14
12
11
10
9
12
16
17
14
11
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
10
12
9
11
9
7
6
5
8
12
12
9
7
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