Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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)
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
13
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
7
11
12
6
22
5
5
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
S
10
S
0
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:06PM1.62m
00:20AM1.51m
12:52PM1.56m
1:08AM1.45m
1:42PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.42m
6:35AM0.37m
7:08PM0.47m
7:23AM0.42m
7:59PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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Temp °C
12
14
17
15
13
11
10
9
11
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
6
8
13
12
11
9
7
6
9
8
10
11
12
11
9
10
12
13
13
14
14
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