Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (15 Jul):
- 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 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 11 | E 21 | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.97m | 7:39AM1.84m | 8:14PM2.00m | 8:35AM1.84m | 9:06PM1.99m | 9:29AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.11m | 1:57PM-0.03m | 2:35AM0.07m | 2:50PM-0.02m | 3:28AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NW 4 | E 19 | — | E 19 | E 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 21 | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | — | E 19 | — | E 13 | E 19 | E 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | W 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 141 | 141 | 133 | 163 | 163 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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