Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 6AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
23
10
16
17
27
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28PM1.74m
9:48AM1.62m
10:07PM1.74m
10:31AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.24m
3:59PM0.25m
4:30AM0.22m
4:42PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
8
13
15
13
12
13
12
12
11
14
12
7
6
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
5
8
9
8
7
8
7
6
6
8
7
2
1
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