Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

14.8° C

Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	220	290	250	211	149	110	85	64	64	47	28	31	33	31	18	23	17	11	11	18	7	8	8	9
Wind (km/h)	S	S	NW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	off	off	off	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
High Tide			12:32PM1.55m				00:48AM1.67m				1:26PM1.59m				1:42AM1.67m				2:24PM1.63m				2:40AM1.68m
Low Tide	6:27AM0.28m				6:40PM0.36m				7:15AM0.25m				7:34PM0.36m				8:08AM0.22m				8:32PM0.36m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	15	15	12	11	10	12	11	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	11	11	12	10	8	7	6	6
Feels °C	8	13	13	10	8	7	8	7	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	7	6	4	3	1	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 6	E 6
kJ	220	290	250	211	149	110	85	64	64	47	28	31	33	31	18	23	17	11	11	18	7	8	3	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 6	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	112	31	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	8	4	7	6	7	8	8	6	6	4	4	3	8	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	—	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	NE 9	NE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	N 14	N 14	—	E 7	E 9	E 9	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	31	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	14	14	7	—	—	—	4	4	—	1	2	2	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 2	SSW 2	S 2	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	S 3
kJ	5	2	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	12	18	23	24	33	36	29	21	22	10	9	6	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	58	125	125	133	26	26	26	131	13	13	13	13	13	13
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8

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