Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 153 | 189 | 189 | 190 | 181 | 180 | 185 | 232 | 285 | 267 | 260 | 224 | 219 | 207 | 211 | 204 | 215 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.81m | 5:30AM1.74m | 6:08PM1.88m | 6:29AM1.78m | 7:02PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.24m | 11:48AM0.09m | 00:26AM0.17m | 12:45PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 142 | 153 | 189 | 189 | 190 | 181 | 180 | 185 | 3 | 3 | 267 | 260 | 224 | 219 | 207 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 232 | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 204 | 215 | 246 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 147 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 67 | 54 |
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