Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
20
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:06AM1.44m
4:45PM1.52m
4:58AM1.47m
5:33PM1.58m
5:46AM1.51m
6:17PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.42m
10:54PM0.51m
11:10AM0.38m
11:45PM0.45m
11:58AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
14
17
14
12
10
10
10
11
15
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
13
10
9
7
8
7
7
11
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
9
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