Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 3AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
22
49
43
45
47
55
78
38
30
30
21
21
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:44AM1.79m
6:24PM1.91m
6:42AM1.82m
7:20PM1.97m
7:39AM1.84m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.23m
12:04PM0.03m
00:41AM0.16m
1:01PM-0.01m
1:39AM0.11m
1:57PM-0.03m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
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5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
14
16
15
15
13
12
11
11
14
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
11
9
9
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
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