Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 4AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.6
NW
0.2
N
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.7
N
2
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
2.4
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)666610111110104104467777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149749999913101024197349408460595657588499475396351
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.78
6:37PM
1.78
6:54AM
1.85
7:26PM
1.87
7:43AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.24
12:26PM
0.11
12:48AM
0.18
1:14PM
0.02
1:39AM
0.12
2:03PM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset------5:45-------5:43-------5:42-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------1122344211
Temp. °C151312141519191715141315181918181818181718181918
Feels °C (?)11109111215151414131213151413131313141215151716
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