Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.7° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (09 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (09 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.3
N
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.3
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
4
3
3
3
14
4
3
3
7
19
19
26
38
51
99
162
168
139
97
103
196
151
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
5
NW
0
NE
0
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:33AM4.02m
10:42PM3.96m
11:10AM4.10m
11:17PM3.91m
11:44AM4.13m
11:54PM3.82m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.76m
4:47AM0.73m
5:01PM0.78m
5:22AM0.78m
5:34PM0.84m
5:58AM0.87m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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6:03
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6:01
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8:15
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8:16
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8:19
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8:20
 mm
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1
1
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6
7
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
17
19
20
17
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
18
18
15
11
11
10
12
15
15
14
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
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