Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 08 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212121212119131414141212121212121212128888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7272464646431432333563442647484747472626739294103
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
E
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
1.73
11:29PM
1.69
11:43AM
1.66
12:12AM
1.64
12:25PM
1.59
12:56AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.19
5:39AM
0.30
6:00PM
0.25
6:22AM
0.37
6:42PM
0.32
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:43-------7:42----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C161819191815141417212320181717161720201916151413
Feels °C (?)17171717181412121518191717141512121415141111109
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