Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
77
63
49
41
17
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
12
44
55
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
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-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:04AM1.70m
12:43PM1.70m
1:03AM1.66m
1:45PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.29m
6:27AM0.19m
6:58PM0.33m
7:25AM0.22m
8:01PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
12
16
17
14
12
10
9
9
11
14
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
8
11
12
9
9
7
6
7
9
11
12
12
10
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