Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.4° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.4
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
30
30
30
31
43
106
140
230
512
674
310
244
296
322
333
277
207
112
60
23
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
40
NNW
35
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57AM1.77m
10:11PM1.69m
10:39AM1.74m
10:53PM1.64m
11:22AM1.68m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.26m
4:26AM0.19m
4:53PM0.31m
5:07AM0.25m
5:36PM0.36m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:29
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7:30
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1
1
5
3
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
15
13
13
11
10
10
9
12
15
14
13
9
Feels °C
15
16
15
17
15
16
14
13
12
9
6
8
8
6
7
6
6
9
7
7
3
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