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Kaituna Cut Surf Forecast
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Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 244 | 173 | 123 | 81 | 64 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 55 | 76 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 1.57 | 4:46PM 1.68 | 5:09AM 1.59 | 5:37PM 1.70 | 6:00AM 1.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:05PM 0.37 | 10:25AM 0.30 | 11:04PM 0.33 | 11:21AM 0.29 | 11:55PM 0.29 | 12:11PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty
Continuing clean conditions at Kaituna Cut (calm at Pongakawa wx 13 km from Kaituna Cut). 1.1m 7s swell from the NNW with a 1.1m 7s swell from the NW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 37 min ago
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