
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | E 21 | NE 10 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.91m | 6:42AM1.82m | 7:20PM1.97m | 7:39AM1.84m | 8:14PM2.00m | 8:35AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.16m | 1:01PM-0.01m | 1:39AM0.11m | 1:57PM-0.03m | 2:35AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
49 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNW 5 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 5 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 21 | — | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 |
67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 58 | 58 | 98 | 133 | 133 | 147 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 133 | 163 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 167 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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