
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 36 | 38 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 77 | 109 | 140 | 229 | 330 | 377 | 338 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.79m | 9:29PM1.74m | 9:57AM1.77m | 10:11PM1.69m | 10:39AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.23m | 3:45AM0.15m | 4:10PM0.26m | 4:26AM0.19m | 4:53PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 15 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
34 | 36 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 338 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | NE 15 | N 12 | NE 9 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 15 | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — |
— | 2 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 23 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 50 | 77 | 109 | 140 | 229 | 330 | 377 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 71 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 178 | 276 | 257 | 187 | 58 | 166 | 177 | 458 | 295 | 198 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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