Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 10PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
23
23
14
13
25
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
25
15
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
SE
10
N
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
NW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:59PM1.83m
9:27AM1.78m
9:43PM1.76m
10:11AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.10m
3:38PM0.20m
4:00AM0.15m
4:22PM0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
9
8
12
15
16
14
11
Feels °C
13
14
11
11
9
8
12
11
11
12
10
9
6
4
9
10
11
10
9
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