Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 02). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (02 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)1810101016161613121211121111111010101010914149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61313160135321317162184178213180325283263192151130868178626160
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
0
SW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.68
7:22AM
1.81
7:44PM
1.71
8:11AM
1.84
8:34PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
0.26
1:05AM
0.17
1:41PM
0.20
1:57AM
0.15
2:30PM
0.15
2:46AM
0.14
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:00-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:51----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131618161211101013182019151211101420202017151413
Feels °C (?)81012965457131514118761018151515131312
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