Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
S
0
SSE
10
N
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:07PM1.65m
00:24AM1.70m
12:59PM1.60m
1:14AM1.61m
1:52PM1.55m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.29m
6:45AM0.23m
7:04PM0.38m
7:32AM0.30m
7:55PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
11
14
14
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
11
9
10
8
6
5
5
6
9
11
11
9
7
6
6
6
8
9
10
9
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