Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

15.5°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	136	97	95	93	77	61	60	58	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	48	42	51	50	49	49	49	40
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SE	ENE	ENE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	NE	NNE	NNW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	ENE	NW	NNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		6:07AM1.67m				6:29PM1.77m				6:59AM1.72m					7:18PM1.78m				7:47AM1.76m				8:03PM1.78m
Low Tide				12:17PM0.24m				00:49AM0.17m					1:09PM0.22m				1:37AM0.13m				1:58PM0.21m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3
Temp °C	15	15	17	18	18	18	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	15	17	18	16	15
Feels °C	13	13	14	15	16	18	15	14	13	14	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	15	16	16	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	136	97	95	93	77	61	60	58	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	48	42	51	50	49	49	49	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 9	NNW 3	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 4	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	24	25	26	28	28	28	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	11	21	13	2	10	10	10	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	N 3	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 13	N 13	NNE 10	N 9	N 9
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	1	11	10	3	4	10	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 2	SSE 2	SSE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—	24	24
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	3	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12	23	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	5	5	6	4	7	7	8	7	9	5	9	9

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