
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
266 | 224 | 185 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 149 | 117 | 142 | 157 | 189 | 225 | 225 | 181 | 184 | 190 | 185 | 232 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.75m | 4:28AM1.70m | 5:10PM1.81m | 5:30AM1.74m | 6:08PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.30m | 10:48AM0.13m | 11:27PM0.24m | 11:48AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 12 |
266 | 224 | 185 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 149 | 117 | 142 | 157 | 189 | 225 | 225 | 181 | 184 | 190 | 185 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NW 4 | — | N 14 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | 226 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 131 | 50 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 95 | 147 | 95 | 95 |
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