Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
110
85
64
50
47
21
30
27
23
22
18
10
11
11
11
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
4
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:48AM1.67m
1:26PM1.59m
1:42AM1.67m
2:24PM1.63m
2:40AM1.68m
3:25PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.36m
7:15AM0.25m
7:34PM0.36m
8:08AM0.22m
8:32PM0.36m
9:04AM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
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5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
12
10
8
6
6
7
8
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
8
7
9
8
6
6
4
3
4
7
6
5
3
2
2
3
4
8
8
8
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