Kaituna Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.44° E

Kaituna Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kaituna Cut sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaituna Cut at 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
15
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
146
120
105
86
52
26
5
4
8
26
11
8
3
1
12
11
10
7
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
S
5
SE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:55PM1.85m
10:29AM1.93m
10:47PM1.82m
11:22AM1.91m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.00m
4:47PM0.13m
5:06AM0.03m
5:42PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
16
15
12
12
11
15
18
17
15
13
12
11
9
13
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
13
11
11
7
6
6
9
11
11
9
8
6
6
5
10
6
8
9
11
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