Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

16.5°C

Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (23 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23			Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNW 4	NNE 12	NNW 4	NE 12	NW 4	NNE 11	NW 4	NW 4	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	15	15	15	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	14	6	5	5	12	21	21	5
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	N	N	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:09PM1.58m				5:39AM1.53m				5:56PM1.64m				6:28AM1.63m				6:43PM1.71m
Low Tide				11:28PM0.35m				11:45AM0.37m				00:16AM0.25m				12:36PM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	14	13	12	14	17	17	17	15	13	12	12	15	19	21	18	14
Feels °C	14	13	14	13	13	11	13	14	13	14	13	11	10	10	12	14	16	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11
kJ	15	15	15	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	5	6	6	4	2	12	12	12	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 12	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	E 8	N 10	E 12	E 12
kJ	2	2	2	—	6	6	6	6	6	3	6	14	6	5	5	1	2	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 10	E 12	N 10	N 10
kJ	3	3	4	3	—	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	W 2	W 3	WSW 2	WNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	1	1	1	7	21	21	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Marokopa Taranaki	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waiapu River East Cape	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	190	177	141	141	142	142	163	166	166	166	166	166	166	166	166	180	177	58	54
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5

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