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Kaituna Cut Surf Forecast
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Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
76 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 40 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.84m | 6:25AM1.85m | 7:02PM1.92m | 7:19AM1.88m | 7:55PM1.98m | 8:12AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.18m | 12:46PM-0.01m | 1:17AM0.13m | 1:39PM-0.05m | 2:12AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 5 |
 kJ | 76 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 40 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 23 | 125 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 98 | 98 | 26 | 23 | 58 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
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