Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
75
110
122
128
132
149
159
176
221
298
298
257
187
176
212
228
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:58PM1.69m
7:15AM1.61m
7:38PM1.74m
7:58AM1.66m
8:18PM1.77m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.30m
1:27PM0.24m
1:57AM0.23m
2:09PM0.21m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
2
1
2
2
4
5
8
5
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
10
12
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
12
14
13
13
12
12
10
5
7
12
12
8
7
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