Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.6° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
27
25
24
24
34
36
38
28
21
29
29
29
29
30
30
48
97
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:47PM1.77m
9:16AM1.79m
9:29PM1.74m
9:57AM1.77m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.12m
3:28PM0.23m
3:45AM0.15m
4:10PM0.26m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
19
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16
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13
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Feels °C
17
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15
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