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Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
22.0° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)789998888888899888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11111315216819320324717715311810086828888848095821141381188282
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		glassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.56
6:44PM
1.51
7:22AM
1.61
7:31PM
1.54
8:06AM
1.66
8:15PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
0.49
1:01AM
0.33
1:33PM
0.45
1:47AM
0.28
2:19PM
0.40
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:36-------8:36--
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C161619202020171615151720212017171716182121201716
Feels °C (?)151619191918131211101215171612131311131515141110
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