Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
202
191
186
186
147
200
245
504
498
516
452
402
394
300
246
176
144
113
95
74
71
60
46
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17PM1.68m
11:42AM1.54m
00:00AM1.67m
12:32PM1.55m
00:48AM1.67m
1:26PM1.59m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.30m
5:52PM0.34m
6:27AM0.28m
6:40PM0.36m
7:15AM0.25m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
4
4
1
3
1
2
8
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
14
16
12
10
10
9
10
10
13
15
12
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
10
8
7
8
10
8
8
7
7
13
14
9
7
7
6
7
7
10
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
290
202
191
186
186
147
200
245
504
498
516
452
402
394
300
246
176
144
113
95
74
71
60
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
164
191
190
153
153
142
164
13
13
16
28
18
18
17
14
16
14
14
15
15
8
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
14
13
2
12
12
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
203
3
5
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
58
54
3
54
95
141
141
95
54
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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