
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
290 | 202 | 191 | 186 | 186 | 147 | 200 | 245 | 504 | 498 | 516 | 452 | 402 | 394 | 300 | 246 | 176 | 144 | 113 | 95 | 74 | 71 | 60 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17PM1.68m | 11:42AM1.54m | 00:00AM1.67m | 12:32PM1.55m | 00:48AM1.67m | 1:26PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.30m | 5:52PM0.34m | 6:27AM0.28m | 6:40PM0.36m | 7:15AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
290 | 202 | 191 | 186 | 186 | 147 | 200 | 245 | 504 | 498 | 516 | 452 | 402 | 394 | 300 | 246 | 176 | 144 | 113 | 95 | 74 | 71 | 60 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
164 | 191 | 190 | 153 | 153 | 142 | 164 | — | 13 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 203 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 54 | 3 | 54 | 95 | 141 | 141 | 95 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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