Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.8° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (10 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.3
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
1
N
7
1
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.7
N
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
3
3
8
20
19
53
92
92
145
132
153
126
91
91
64
155
27
20
57
58
22
8
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
ESE
0
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
30
N
20
N
10
NW
5
N
5
SE
0
NW
5
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:42PM3.96m
11:10AM4.10m
11:17PM3.91m
11:44AM4.13m
11:54PM3.82m
12:17PM4.09m
00:31AM3.70m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.73m
5:01PM0.78m
5:22AM0.78m
5:34PM0.84m
5:58AM0.87m
6:06PM0.92m
6:35AM0.99m
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clear
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clear
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7
7
9
13
2
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
15
14
15
15
17
19
20
19
14
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
18
14
10
8
8
9
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