Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
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
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
NE
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
128
97
86
95
95
101
109
105
101
92
78
78
80
85
52
65
129
125
119
70
68
65
49
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:07AM1.56m
8:39PM1.69m
8:49AM1.56m
9:19PM1.69m
9:31AM1.55m
9:58PM1.69m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.39m
2:22PM0.26m
2:55AM0.37m
3:04PM0.26m
3:38AM0.35m
3:44PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
9
7
8
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
7
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
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
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.7
NE
5
Energy kJ
135
128
97
86
95
95
101
109
105
101
92
78
78
80
85
52
45
129
125
119
70
68
65
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
16
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
5
10
23
21
50
65
2
2
4
2
4
2
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNW
5
Energy kJ
39
49
57
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
166
166
122
142
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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