Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

16.0°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 4AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Evening (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 16	N 16	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	19	17	18	17	21	22	34	49	37	28	28	36	52	43	43	45	46	37	37	39	45	64	70	78
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	W	SSE	E	ENE	NE	NE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide	11:42PM1.77m				12:17PM1.87m				00:40AM1.70m					1:16PM1.81m				1:43AM1.64m				2:17PM1.76m
Low Tide			6:00AM0.08m				6:39PM0.20m				6:57AM0.15m					7:39PM0.23m				7:57AM0.21m				8:40PM0.25m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	16	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	15	16	17	16	16
Feels °C	10	11	11	10	11	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	14	13	14	13	13	14	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 13	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	17	6	6	6	5	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	37	37	39	45	64	70	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	NE 13	N 17	N 16	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 13
kJ	6	7	6	5	20	3	3	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	13	13	30	28	12	12	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 18	NE 13	N 13	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	N 12	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	—
kJ	2	6	7	3	3	6	6	3	3	3	3	6	3	—	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	17	18	17	21	22	34	49	37	28	28	36	52	43	43	45	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatea Bay East Cape	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	141	141	141	166	166	166	141	142	166	0	0	167	166	166	168	142	50	0	0	3	141	141	125	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty										Kaituna Cut	Kaituna Cut						Bowentown Bar	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Maketu Bar				Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Rating (10 max)										1	1						1	1	1	1				1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Back Beach Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Maori Bay Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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