Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.7° 

Outer 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 Outer Cut today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (13 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.4
N
4
0.7
NNW
5
1
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
8
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
22
50
165
283
164
108
87
71
170
88
196
74
56
43
31
21
50
28
84
77
37
27
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NE
15
N
30
N
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
8:15AM3.86m
9:11PM4.11m
9:16AM4.02m
10:00PM4.35m
10:12AM4.14m
10:45PM4.49m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.94m
3:03AM0.69m
3:32PM0.75m
3:56AM0.52m
4:27PM0.59m
4:46AM0.42m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
7
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
13
12
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
8
9
9
7
10
9
7
7
10
11
10
8
8
9
9
9
12
12
12
10
11
9
6
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