
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 48 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.77m | 9:16AM1.79m | 9:29PM1.74m | 9:57AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.12m | 3:28PM0.23m | 3:45AM0.15m | 4:10PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 11 | — | 19 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 231 | 71 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 133 | 231 | 276 | 189 | 71 | 71 |
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