Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
181
251
194
124
103
46
36
32
36
38
38
69
67
64
45
44
43
23
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18PM1.77m
8:40AM1.70m
8:58PM1.79m
9:23AM1.73m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.18m
2:52PM0.20m
3:19AM0.15m
3:35PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
10
Feels °C
13
8
8
8
7
6
8
9
9
7
6
6
7
6
6
9
9
8
5
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