Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 2AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.5
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
7
7
7
10
37
75
89
94
95
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:19AM1.67m
2:02PM1.66m
2:20AM1.66m
3:05PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.35m
7:43AM0.21m
8:13PM0.35m
8:43AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
2
5
4
2
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
6
10
11
11
11
10
12
12
13
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
3
2
3
3
7
7
9
9
8
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
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