Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
82
83
85
83
125
143
153
135
128
125
99
95
95
101
109
107
101
92
106
78
90
85
64
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:25AM1.56m
7:58PM1.68m
8:07AM1.56m
8:39PM1.69m
8:49AM1.56m
9:19PM1.69m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.41m
1:40PM0.27m
2:12AM0.39m
2:22PM0.26m
2:55AM0.37m
3:04PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
9
10
12
11
9
9
8
8
8
10
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
82
82
83
85
83
125
143
153
135
128
125
99
95
95
101
109
107
101
92
106
78
90
85
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
16
0.2
ENE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
14
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
23
10
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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