Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
49
49
40
29
29
29
30
30
29
28
27
25
25
33
34
36
38
28
27
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:47AM1.76m
8:03PM1.78m
8:33AM1.78m
8:47PM1.77m
9:16AM1.79m
9:29PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.21m
2:21AM0.11m
2:44PM0.21m
3:04AM0.12m
3:28PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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7:27
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Temp °C
15
17
20
19
16
15
15
15
17
19
18
19
16
15
15
15
16
17
19
19
17
Feels °C
15
15
17
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
19
16
15
15
15
17
16
17
18
17
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