
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.52m | 4:25AM1.45m | 4:54PM1.57m | 5:15AM1.51m | 5:38PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.44m | 10:19PM0.48m | 10:34AM0.40m | 11:09PM0.40m | 11:23AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | NW 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NW 4 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | E 6 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | WNW 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — |
2 | — | 1 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 237 | 237 | 163 | 141 | 141 | 98 | 58 | 83 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 133 |
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