Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
3 PM
6 PM
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51PM1.67m
4:06AM1.73m
4:49PM1.76m
5:04AM1.78m
5:45PM1.85m
6:02AM1.83m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.32m
10:29AM0.12m
10:59PM0.26m
11:26AM0.06m
11:58PM0.20m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
15
14
13
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
14
13
11
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
165
163
141
141
141
141
141
141
163
141
141
141
141
142
157
166
166
165
166
167
166
165
166
167
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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