Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

15.2°C

Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	535	479	391	332	263	230	199	164	136	97	95	93	77	61	60	58	57	46	46	46	46	46	35
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	E	N	E	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	E	ENE	WNW	SE	ESE	SE	SE	E	N	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		5:09AM1.62m				5:37PM1.75m				6:07AM1.67m				6:29PM1.77m				6:59AM1.72m					7:18PM1.78m
Low Tide				11:19AM0.25m				11:57PM0.22m				12:17PM0.24m				00:49AM0.17m					1:09PM0.22m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	11	13	18	17	16	17	14	14	13	13	16	15	16	17	15	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	535	479	391	332	263	230	199	164	136	97	95	93	77	61	60	58	57	46	46	46	46	46	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10
kJ	4	4	27	28	3	3	14	23	24	25	26	28	28	28	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	12	13	0	3	0	0	0	3	54	54	0	0	3	3	3	58	58	12	12	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Arataki	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki	Ohope Beach	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohope Beach	Ohope Beach	Ohope Beach	Waihi Beach	Waihi Beach	Motiti Island - Ernies	Motiti Island - Ernies	Motiti Island - Ernies
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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