Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
54
54
67
102
121
151
243
349
388
388
396
367
367
419
347
307
266
203
172
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:37PM1.71m
4:05AM1.60m
4:39PM1.72m
5:09AM1.62m
5:37PM1.75m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.25m
9:57PM0.31m
10:18AM0.26m
10:59PM0.27m
11:19AM0.25m
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cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
15
18
21
18
15
13
13
13
16
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
8
6
12
14
17
14
11
10
11
11
15
14
15
16
15
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