Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
15.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 11AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
436
509
777
1161
1817
1811
2041
1615
941
582
505
541
411
362
342
330
321
321
307
313
313
292
286
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:52AM1.65m
2:30PM1.55m
2:43AM1.59m
3:23PM1.54m
3:34AM1.54m
4:14PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.27m
8:32PM0.42m
9:02AM0.31m
9:25PM0.47m
9:51AM0.34m
10:17PM0.49m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
3
3
2
1
4
14
6
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
13
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
7
7
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
6
5
6
4
5
7
8
10
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
9
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
1615
582
505
541
411
362
342
330
321
321
307
313
313
292
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
169
163
202
94
92
53
34
34
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
194
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
396
436
509
777
1161
1817
1811
2041
941
12
16
21
40
31
13
3
10
9
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
95
166
166
166
166
281
166
281
147
141
99
99
54
54
54
58
54
3
0
3
3
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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