Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)131212121214141313121313131312121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5552504949646056578612587545249477372727246464651
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
SW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
1.83
10:04PM
1.75
10:21AM
1.79
10:47PM
1.73
11:02AM
1.73
11:29PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.15
3:58PM
0.12
4:15AM
0.18
4:39PM
0.15
4:57AM
0.24
5:19PM
0.19
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:45-------7:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141315172020181514131618181817161514161820191715
Feels °C (?)131215141718171313121616161717161514171618171613
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