Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 7PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
412
376
374
372
440
507
585
363
269
269
231
305
365
368
309
252
211
188
166
202
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29AM1.78m
7:02PM1.93m
7:24AM1.81m
7:54PM1.96m
8:17AM1.82m
8:43PM1.95m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.05m
1:22AM0.11m
1:39PM0.03m
2:14AM0.06m
2:30PM0.04m
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
22
14
5
6
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
16
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
16
16
14
15
Feels °C
10
11
12
14
12
13
12
10
9
9
10
12
11
11
12
11
11
14
14
11
12
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