Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
238
396
481
627
546
535
479
391
332
263
230
199
139
136
97
95
93
77
60
58
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
5
E
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:39PM1.72m
5:09AM1.62m
5:37PM1.75m
6:07AM1.67m
6:29PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.26m
10:59PM0.27m
11:19AM0.25m
11:57PM0.22m
12:17PM0.24m
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clear
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Temp °C
15
19
21
18
15
12
12
13
17
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
15
17
16
13
9
10
11
16
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
15
14
14
15
16
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