Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

14.8° C

Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (10 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 7	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	N 11	E 5	N 12
Wave Graph
kJ	21	10	11	11	11	11	7	7	8	10	9	9	9	7	3	7	7	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	NNE	N	SW	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:42AM1.67m				2:24PM1.63m				2:40AM1.68m					3:25PM1.69m				3:41AM1.71m				4:26PM1.76m
Low Tide			8:08AM0.22m				8:32PM0.36m					9:04AM0.18m				9:34PM0.33m				10:04AM0.14m				10:38PM0.28m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:26
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	12	11	11	9	7	7	7	8	11	13	11	10	10	9	8	8	11	11	11	10	10
Feels °C	5	5	6	7	6	6	4	2	2	2	3	6	10	7	6	7	6	5	5	9	8	9	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 7	ENE 9	E 6	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 6	E 7	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	ENE 5
kJ	21	10	11	11	11	11	3	7	3	10	4	9	9	3	3	7	7	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 7	E 7	ENE 8	E 6	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 6	E 6	E 10	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 10	N 10
kJ	7	7	7	7	4	4	7	3	8	9	9	3	3	7	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 15	N 14	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 13	N 13	N 13	SE 4	N 13	N 12	NE 9	NE 8	N 12	N 12	E 8	E 9	N 10	—	N 11	E 9	N 12
kJ	—	4	4	—	7	7	6	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	—	2	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SE 2	SE 3	SE 3	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 2	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	40	22	14	14	10	9	6	6	5	5	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	133	131	125	133	13	23	13	13	13	13	13	23	13	13	23	58	58	58	58	86	125	83	83	133
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Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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