Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
14
14
14
53
160
238
236
400
327
107
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
N
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
N
20
N
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:59AM3.37m
4:21PM3.29m
5:00AM3.22m
5:32PM3.21m
Low Tide
9:32PM1.51m
10:12AM1.49m
10:52PM1.66m
11:13AM1.59m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
4
1
1
3
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
8
11
12
10
9
9
10
11
11
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
6
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
12
11
8
8
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