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Kaituna Cut surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Kaituna Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
21.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kaituna Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.4
N
1.5
N
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)9910101066111111111010101010101010917161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56106113115113151182172169169166108104102100100989692708919513482
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		onglasscross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.87
7:59PM
1.76
8:32AM
1.91
8:52PM
1.78
9:21AM
1.92
9:42PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.19
2:15AM
0.06
2:51PM
0.14
3:06AM
0.05
3:41PM
0.11
3:55AM
0.08
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31
Sunset---8:25-------8:25-------8:24----
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-1-11-------------
Temp. °C192123232121212222212222181717171818202019171715
Feels °C (?)202324252224242423212019151516171717201919181814
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