Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
48
42
50
49
49
49
49
40
29
29
29
30
30
28
28
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
E
15
N
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:59AM1.72m
7:18PM1.78m
7:47AM1.76m
8:03PM1.78m
8:33AM1.78m
8:47PM1.77m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.22m
1:37AM0.13m
1:58PM0.21m
2:21AM0.11m
2:44PM0.21m
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:33
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7:25
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7:27
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2
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8
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1
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Temp °C
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
18
19
17
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
15
17
16
15
14
14
15
14
17
18
16
14
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
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