Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
21
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.2
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
38
38
29
20
19
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
4
8
4
7
7
7
7
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM1.91m
6:42AM1.82m
7:20PM1.97m
7:39AM1.84m
8:14PM2.00m
8:35AM1.84m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.16m
1:01PM-0.01m
1:39AM0.11m
1:57PM-0.03m
2:35AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
14
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
16
14
13
11
11
12
12
15
Feels °C
13
14
13
12
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
10
11
10
11
11
13
12
11
7
7
9
10
12
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