Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 8AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:34AM1.57m
1:10PM1.54m
1:24AM1.50m
2:03PM1.50m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.40m
6:51AM0.34m
7:17PM0.47m
7:40AM0.40m
8:09PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
14
15
13
11
10
9
10
12
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
8
6
7
6
10
10
9
7
7
6
7
9
9
10
10
9
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