
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kaituna Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.83m | 10:46AM1.85m | 11:03PM1.80m | 11:37AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.06m | 5:02PM0.18m | 5:24AM0.08m | 5:54PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NE 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 163 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 166 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 58 | 166 |
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