Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

15.8°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	85	102	127	111	108	105	102	105	134	213	213	213	183	183	142	121	77	65	64	65	65	64	102	51	86	107
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	E	N	N	NNW	WNW	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	N	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	2:48AM1.60m				3:18PM1.73m				3:53AM1.59m					4:18PM1.70m				4:53AM1.61m				5:13PM1.69m				5:49AM1.64m
Low Tide			8:58AM0.27m				9:41PM0.26m				10:00AM0.31m					10:40PM0.24m				11:00AM0.32m				11:34PM0.22m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3
Temp °C	14	14	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	19	18	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	13	12	13	14	16	16	14	14	15	15	17	16	17	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	18	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 16	NE 7	N 6	NNE 6
kJ	85	102	127	111	108	105	102	105	134	213	213	213	183	183	142	121	77	65	64	65	65	64	20	51	86	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 7	N 10	N 15	NE 7	N 15
kJ	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	24	46	46	34	8	8	42	2	19	44	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 14	—	—	—	—	N 20	E 13	—	N 20	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 13	N 10	N 15	N 10
kJ	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	8	3	—	8	6	6	6	6	9	8	21	21	21	5	8	3	2	17	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	—	NNE 7	N 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	32	—	102	40	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matata Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Hawai River East Cape	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Whitianga Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	32	3	3	3	3	141	147	141	98	3	3	3	3	71	24	12	0	0	32	37	37	166	147	122	83	122
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Maketu Bar					Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Whakatane Heads	Ohiwa-Port Ohope		Tay street	Motiti Island - Ernies	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki	Ohope Beach	Matakana Island	Matakana Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1					1	1	2	2		2	2	1	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Maori Bay Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Taupo Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8

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