Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)111010999999999981110101010108111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)999212929303029212121201423282826262721222222
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
1.81
12:24AM
1.76
12:41PM
1.77
1:18AM
1.73
1:37PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
0.18
6:14PM
0.10
6:37AM
0.23
7:05PM
0.14
7:31AM
0.28
7:59PM
0.18
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset-----8:02-------8:01-------8:00--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131317181818171615151721262420191717181920201919
Feels °C (?)101216161617171614141617222419191616181818191919
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