Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
17.2°C
3.9° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
2
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
145
121
160
373
533
347
224
190
134
82
42
27
21
19
34
88
82
66
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
N
20
NNW
10
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:43PM4.20m
11:21AM4.27m
11:25PM4.23m
12:00PM4.32m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.46m
4:44AM0.45m
5:11PM0.37m
5:25AM0.45m
5:50PM0.37m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
15
16
16
16
17
19
18
16
10
8
7
8
12
17
16
15
11
Feels °C
13
12
10
12
10
14
16
13
13
12
5
3
3
4
8
13
12
12
6
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