Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 11AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
7
37
17
52
89
276
416
509
404
325
240
169
126
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
N
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
0
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
25
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:08AM3.25m
3:23PM3.24m
4:11AM3.03m
4:34PM3.07m
5:30AM2.94m
6:21PM3.05m
Low Tide
9:11AM1.50m
9:52PM1.75m
10:12AM1.67m
11:30PM1.80m
11:30AM1.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
3
6
2
1
Temp °C
6
6
7
11
11
9
7
6
6
6
9
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
3
3
4
9
8
7
4
2
2
2
5
10
12
11
11
8
11
10
7
5
6
5
3
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