Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is

15.7°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	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	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	33	36	50	43	45	66	68	72	80	85	108	111	134	134	127	131	180	215	228	240	219	213	183	169	91	62	64
Wind (km/h)	W	S	SSE	E	NE	NNE	NE	E	SE	SE	SE	E	ENE	NE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	N	N	N	NNW	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		1:43AM1.64m				2:17PM1.76m				2:48AM1.60m				3:18PM1.73m				3:53AM1.59m					4:18PM1.70m				4:53AM1.61m
Low Tide				7:57AM0.21m				8:40PM0.25m				8:58AM0.27m				9:41PM0.26m				10:00AM0.31m					10:40PM0.24m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:52
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	16	17	16	16	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	18	17	18	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	15	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	15	15	15	16	19	16	17	17	17	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	33	36	50	43	45	66	68	72	80	85	108	111	134	134	127	11	180	215	228	240	219	213	183	169	91	62	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 13	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
kJ	14	13	13	29	28	12	12	13	11	25	25	11	11	11	11	—	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	61	62	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	E 14	—	—	—	—	N 20	N 21	—	N 20	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 16
kJ	3	5	5	5	5	2	2	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	8	8	—	8	6	6	6	6	8	8	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	131	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	32	141	141	125	0	3	3	3	98	141	142	133	3	0	0	0	0	12	157	67	0	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1					1	2	2	2	2	2		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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