Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 12 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 17 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 69 | 170 | 330 | 254 | 259 | 250 | 226 | 127 | 97 | 79 | 65 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.55m | 7:31PM1.68m | 7:42AM1.57m | 8:11PM1.71m | 8:24AM1.59m | 8:49PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.28m | 1:46AM0.36m | 1:56PM0.25m | 2:28AM0.31m | 2:37PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | E 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | NNW 7 | NE 18 | NE 18 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 259 | 13 | 13 | 127 | 97 | 79 | 65 | 49 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | NE 11 | E 6 | E 8 | N 19 | N 19 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | E 14 | E 14 | N 19 | E 9 | N 18 | NE 18 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 17 | NNE 17 | NNE 17 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 45 | 69 | 170 | 330 | 254 | — | 250 | 226 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 71 | 166 | 71 | 147 | 166 | 168 | 50 | 12 | 50 | 71 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 98 | 125 | 133 |
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