Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

16.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 3PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	16	20	20	22	35	37	28	21	27	37	41	34	43	45	47	49	43	58	70	72	75
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	W	W	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	WSW	SSE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		12:17PM1.87m				00:40AM1.70m					1:16PM1.81m				1:43AM1.64m				2:17PM1.76m
Low Tide				6:39PM0.20m				6:57AM0.15m					7:39PM0.23m				7:57AM0.21m				8:40PM0.25m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	10	11	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	12	14	15	15	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	6	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	33	15	15	15	14	47	49	43	58	70	72	75
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 12	NE 9	NNE 7	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 9	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 13
kJ	5	3	3	5	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	13	13	30	28	12	12	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	N 12	N 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	—
kJ	3	2	6	6	3	3	3	3	6	3	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	16	15	20	22	35	37	28	21	27	37	41	34	43	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	141	141	166	166	166	141	142	142	0	58	167	166	166	170	142	50	0	0	142	166	141
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty									Kaituna Cut	Ohiwa-Port Ohope						Bowentown Bar	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Rating (10 max)									1	1						1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Pipeline United States	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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