Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

15.7°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 (04 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 6	N 6	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	108	105	102	105	105	124	89	127	127	75	75	69	64	59	60	64	71	73	99	54	51	62
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on
High Tide	3:18PM1.73m				3:53AM1.59m					4:18PM1.70m				4:53AM1.61m				5:13PM1.69m				5:49AM1.64m
Low Tide			9:41PM0.26m				10:00AM0.31m					10:40PM0.24m				11:00AM0.32m				11:34PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	2	2
Temp °C	16	16	16	15	14	15	16	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	19	18	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	16	16	14	13	14	15	17	18	18	19	17	17	17	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	108	105	102	105	105	124	89	127	127	75	75	69	64	59	60	64	71	73	99	43	43	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 7	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	11	11	11	10	9	9	44	9	9	47	46	37	47	34	33	8	8	32	20	19	17	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 20	N 21	—	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	—	—	—	8	8	—	9	6	6	9	9	9	8	21	21	21	5	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	29	—	—	54	51	62
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	147	141	98	3	3	3	3	131	50	0	0	0	3	12	0	152	122	50	133	141	141	142
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty				Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope		Waihi Beach	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki			Bowentown Bar
Rating (10 max)				1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6

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