Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
10
24
42
69
106
167
214
254
349
349
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:41PM1.93m
6:59AM1.86m
7:37PM1.99m
7:55AM1.87m
8:32PM2.01m
8:51AM1.86m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.14m
1:19PM-0.04m
1:55AM0.10m
2:14PM-0.05m
2:51AM0.08m
3:09PM-0.04m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
8
9
10
14
15
13
12
11
10
9
10
11
13
12
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
13
13
12
10
9
7
5
6
7
10
12
11
10
9
7
6
8
9
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
12
Energy kJ
1
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
9
9
10
24
42
69
106
167
214
254
349
349
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NW
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
1
5
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
4
5
6
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
5
5
4
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
166
166
166
163
163
141
170
163
163
170
166
166
166
167
173
125
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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