Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
14.0°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 4AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.7
SE
4
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
N
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:03PM1.80m
11:37AM1.83m
11:55PM1.75m
12:31PM1.79m
00:51AM1.69m
1:30PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.08m
5:54PM0.21m
6:16AM0.12m
6:49PM0.25m
7:11AM0.17m
7:49PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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7:19
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5
1
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Temp °C
10
9
8
11
16
19
15
11
11
10
11
15
16
17
14
11
9
9
8
10
14
14
14
11
Feels °C
7
6
5
7
11
14
10
7
7
6
7
13
14
15
10
6
4
4
3
5
9
9
10
7
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