Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

16.7°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNW 8	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 11	NNW 6	NW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	147	146	157	127	78	131	40	74	73	55	100	109	113	147	136	136	111	69	58	29	18	2	7	9
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:50AM1.89m				9:05PM1.85m				9:38AM1.93m				9:55PM1.85m					10:29AM1.93m
Low Tide		2:36AM0.03m				3:04PM0.14m				3:25AM-0.00m				3:55PM0.12m					4:14AM0.00m				4:47PM0.13m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	10	10	15	18	19	16	13	12	12	13	15	19	19	16	13	12	11	11	15	18	18	15	13
Feels °C	7	5	6	10	13	13	11	8	7	7	9	10	13	13	11	8	7	6	6	10	11	11	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 13	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 11	NNW 6	NW 6
kJ	147	146	157	127	78	3	40	74	73	55	3	3	3	3	136	136	111	69	58	29	18	2	7	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	—	—	N 14	N 13	—	N 4	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	—	N 18	N 17	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 15
kJ	4	—	—	4	4	—	6	3	3	3	—	—	6	6	3	3	3	3	5	3	2	2	2	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 13	E 13	—	—	—	N 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 16	N 12	N 7	N 11	N 10	NE 10	N 7
kJ	—	3	3	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	10	3	1	3	2	4	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 3	SW 3	—	WNW 3	NNW 8	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	W 4	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 4	WNW 4	W 4	W 4
kJ	—	3	1	—	3	131	7	15	24	22	100	109	113	147	10	9	18	25	15	11	12	53	41	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Onemana Coromandel	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Onemana Coromandel	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	32	83	166	167	167	167	167	167	83	83	95	177	83	67	58	54	67	170	170	170	170
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope													Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1													1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	5	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	9	4	3	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5

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