Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.8
NW
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
21
12
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
W
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48AM1.45m
5:09PM1.58m
5:39AM1.53m
5:56PM1.64m
6:28AM1.63m
6:43PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.43m
11:28PM0.35m
11:45AM0.37m
00:16AM0.25m
12:36PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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7:38
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Temp °C
11
11
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
14
17
18
18
15
13
12
12
15
19
21
18
14
Feels °C
8
9
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
11
13
13
14
15
13
11
10
10
12
15
16
13
11
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