Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.5
N
0.8
NNE
1.3
N
2.1
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)7777776666612667888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2491971581051028364625542486944137474420336256223159102765832
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
S
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
SE
10
NNE
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
1.59
4:12AM
1.69
4:38PM
1.58
5:12AM
1.70
5:40PM
1.60
6:08AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.27
10:30AM
0.34
10:51PM
0.29
11:32AM
0.31
11:51PM
0.28
12:28PM
0.26
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-
Sunset-7:15-------7:13-------7:12------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------13----------
Temp. °C212119181717181919191918182019232421181717141621
Feels °C (?)212221191818201919202119191818212220181714111318
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