Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
258
211
206
176
132
132
95
91
62
64
45
47
35
28
29
31
20
16
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
High Tide
8:43PM1.95m
9:07AM1.81m
9:30PM1.90m
9:56AM1.78m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.05m
3:19PM0.08m
3:50AM0.07m
4:07PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
15
14
12
13
13
13
14
12
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
10
7
Feels °C
15
12
11
9
11
11
11
10
6
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
5
2
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