Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 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 7PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2.3
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
17
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
33
69
74
130
200
299
554
377
266
201
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:43PM1.70m
1:03AM1.66m
1:45PM1.69m
2:07AM1.63m
2:51PM1.70m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.19m
6:58PM0.33m
7:25AM0.22m
8:01PM0.35m
8:27AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
16
17
14
12
10
9
9
11
14
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
12
12
9
9
7
6
7
9
11
12
12
10
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
11
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