Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
17
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
156
131
108
117
93
47
19
5
9
9
7
18
12
6
14
5
5
21
21
20
20
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
0
ESE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:22AM1.68m
11:35PM1.57m
12:06PM1.62m
00:20AM1.51m
12:52PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.25m
5:36PM0.36m
5:50AM0.31m
6:21PM0.42m
6:35AM0.37m
7:08PM0.47m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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7:30
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7:31
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
13
15
14
11
9
9
8
8
12
14
17
15
13
12
11
9
12
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
6
4
3
3
2
2
6
8
12
12
11
10
8
6
10
9
11
11
13
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