Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NW
3
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:42AM1.82m
7:20PM1.97m
7:39AM1.84m
8:14PM2.00m
8:35AM1.84m
9:06PM1.99m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.16m
1:01PM-0.01m
1:39AM0.11m
1:57PM-0.03m
2:35AM0.07m
2:50PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
12
11
12
12
14
15
14
13
11
11
12
11
14
15
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
12
13
12
10
10
11
10
11
12
11
11
7
8
9
9
10
11
8
8
7
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