Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.5° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
N
6
2
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
7
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
31
45
82
135
193
350
587
292
265
240
389
226
245
228
165
83
39
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11PM1.69m
10:39AM1.74m
10:53PM1.64m
11:22AM1.68m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.19m
4:53PM0.31m
5:07AM0.25m
5:36PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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7:29
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7:30
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7:30
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 mm
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1
1
2
3
—
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1
1
1
2
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Temp °C
16
17
16
15
15
16
18
15
12
12
11
10
10
9
12
15
16
12
9
Feels °C
13
17
17
16
14
13
13
10
5
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
5
3
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