Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
N
14
0.3
NE
12
0.2
N
14
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
19
44
44
44
44
43
43
42
42
42
25
16
24
16
14
14
14
14
23
14
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
NE
0
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
7:07AM1.78m
7:30PM1.88m
7:56AM1.81m
8:15PM1.87m
8:42AM1.81m
8:59PM1.83m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.11m
1:49AM0.07m
2:08PM0.12m
2:34AM0.07m
2:54PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
18
15
11
10
11
12
13
16
18
16
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
14
14
11
6
5
6
7
8
11
14
12
9
9
8
10
11
11
14
12
12
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