Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 258 | 211 | 206 | 176 | 132 | 132 | 95 | 91 | 62 | 64 | 45 | 47 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 281 | 258 | 211 | 206 | 176 | 132 | 132 | 95 | 91 | 62 | 64 | 45 | 47 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 54 | 125 | 125 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 50 | 14 |
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