Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
5
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
SW
0
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:29AM1.81m
9:57PM1.95m
10:22AM1.77m
10:47PM1.88m
11:15AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.03m
4:19AM0.07m
4:34PM0.10m
5:09AM0.11m
5:24PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
14
12
10
11
11
11
12
15
17
15
13
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
9
10
8
6
7
7
7
8
11
15
14
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
9
6
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