Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 12 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.59m | 6:14AM1.52m | 6:49PM1.64m | 6:59AM1.55m | 7:31PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.35m | 00:15AM0.46m | 12:29PM0.31m | 1:02AM0.41m | 1:13PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | N 10 | N 10 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | E 5 | NE 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 18 | E 18 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | E 16 | N 10 | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 5 | N 12 | E 5 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 6 | — | E 17 | E 6 | E 16 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 12 | N 9 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 131 | 62 | 58 | 14 | 131 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 58 | 122 | 71 | 12 | 58 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 166 | 71 | 75 | 71 |
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