Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
46
48
42
50
49
49
49
49
40
29
29
29
30
30
29
28
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:18PM1.78m
7:47AM1.76m
8:03PM1.78m
8:33AM1.78m
8:47PM1.77m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.13m
1:58PM0.21m
2:21AM0.11m
2:44PM0.21m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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1
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1
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Temp °C
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
17
18
19
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
16
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
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