Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
1
NNW
0.6
N
0.7
NNW
0.5
NE
0.6
NNW
0.5
NE
0.3
N
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101099910891388999998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1961561151725780555141323632262626252518181813131212
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
1.69
9:39AM
1.83
10:01PM
1.74
10:21AM
1.85
10:46PM
1.76
11:05AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.16
4:00PM
0.14
4:14AM
0.15
4:43PM
0.10
4:59AM
0.16
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:50--
Sunset-8:07-------8:07-------8:05------
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C242119191714182224221815131215171818171513121721
Feels °C (?)1918171816121518191814119914151617161411101417
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