Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
8
1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
266
230
224
185
156
156
156
149
117
142
157
189
189
190
181
177
151
190
197
188
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:09PM1.75m
4:28AM1.70m
5:10PM1.81m
5:30AM1.74m
6:08PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.17m
10:23PM0.30m
10:48AM0.13m
11:27PM0.24m
11:48AM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
10
14
16
14
11
10
10
9
9
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
10
12
10
8
7
8
7
7
10
10
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
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