Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

17.0°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 1PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Evening (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26							Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNE 11	NNE 11	NW 3	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNW 8	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	5	12	11	6	15	42	108	43	41	87	165	147	176	225	181	176	172	186	153	120	123	40	35
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:15AM1.73m				7:29PM1.78m				8:02AM1.82m				8:17PM1.83m				8:50AM1.89m				9:05PM1.85m
Low Tide	1:03AM0.16m				1:25PM0.24m				1:49AM0.08m				2:14PM0.18m				2:36AM0.03m				3:04PM0.14m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	15	18	17	19	15	13	13	14	16	16	17	16	12	10	10	9	15	18	19	15	13
Feels °C	8	7	12	13	12	16	13	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	9	6	7	6	11	12	12	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NNW 6	NE 10	N 10	N 10	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNW 7	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 13	N 7	N 7
kJ	4	2	1	4	4	4	67	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	181	176	172	186	153	120	3	40	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 13	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 12	N 12	—	—	N 14	N 13	—	N 13	N 13
kJ	5	12	11	3	2	2	4	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	—	—	4	4	—	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	N 13	N 13	N 11	N 13	N 14	N 10	—	N 10	—	—	N 14	—	—	E 13	—	—	—	—	N 11
kJ	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	4	4	2	—	2	—	—	4	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	WSW 2	W 2	NW 3	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 7	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	NNW 8	NW 4	W 4
kJ	1	1	1	6	15	42	108	43	41	87	165	147	176	225	—	—	2	—	—	—	123	39	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Marokopa Taranaki	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Blackhead Wairarapa	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Onemana Coromandel	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	157	163	166	166	166	167	0	0	0	286	50	238	363	23	23	50	0	0	0	83	166	167	170
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Rating (10 max)							1	1	1		1			1	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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