Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 NZST
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Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
251
232
205
214
197
153
143
137
106
106
103
82
80
80
82
84
57
54
53
44
43
43
24
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
ESE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01PM1.56m
3:19AM1.63m
3:57PM1.56m
4:10AM1.60m
4:47PM1.58m
4:57AM1.58m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.27m
9:05PM0.38m
9:39AM0.29m
10:00PM0.41m
10:29AM0.29m
10:52PM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:15
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
Temp °C
10
14
17
15
14
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
16
17
16
13
12
12
12
7
10
15
14
12
9
9
10
10
13
13
12
13
13
11
10
10
14
16
14
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
232
251
232
205
214
197
153
143
137
106
106
103
82
80
80
82
84
57
54
53
44
43
43
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
59
56
56
32
18
18
18
18
18
18
41
53
51
41
40
40
23
22
22
22
10
10
10
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
16
32
25
13
13
13
25
1
4
2
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
12
0
0
0
3
15
0
3
0
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
6
6
4
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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